may blossom

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noun

the blossom of the may tree or hawthorn

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Words nearby may blossom

Maybeck, May beetle, maybird, May-blob, May blobs, may blossom, May Day, Mayence, Mayenne, Mayer, Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome

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How to use may blossom in a sentence

Willie Nelson and Norah Jones May-December fireplace flirting.
The Most WTF Covers of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside,’ Everyone’s Favorite Date-Rape Holiday Classic|Kevin Fallon|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mayim Bialik and the cast of Blossom Charming family moment, or the beginning of a “Very Special Episode” of Blossom?
The Most WTF Covers of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside,’ Everyone’s Favorite Date-Rape Holiday Classic|Kevin Fallon|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My finger burned when it touched the blossom of lead embedded in the ceramic armor.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What Newman brought to the screen, what allowed him to blossom, was his ability to make Hud and Harper and Fast Eddie so familiar.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An orange blossom of flame exploded on our screens as a new reality dawned.
The Resilient City: New York After 9/11|John Avlon|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When they shall rush in unto Jacob, Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with seed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Her head, set off by her dainty white gown, suggested a rich, rare blossom.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
It will not long pause anywhere, and it easily leaves each blossom for a better.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He had lost the dream that Tony but tended a blossom, the fruit of which would come sweetly to his plucking afterwards.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
His attitude was somewhat devil-may-care, his grip on life itself seemed slipping.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood