dew

[ doo, dyoo ]

/ du, dyu /

noun

moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.

something like or compared to such drops of moisture, as in purity, delicacy, or refreshing quality.

moisture in small drops on a surface, as tears or perspiration.

Informal.

verb (used with object)

to wet with or as with dew.

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Origin of dew

before 900; Middle English; Old English dēaw; cognate with German Tau, Old Norse dǫgg

OTHER WORDS FROM dew

dew·less, adjectiveun·dewed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dew

dew do due

Words nearby dew

devotion, devotional, devour, devout, devoy, dew, dew cell, dew line, dew plant, dew point, dew pond

Definition for dew (2 of 2)

DEW

[ doo, dyoo ]

/ du, dyu /

distant early warning.

Compare DEW line.

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Example sentences from the Web for dew

Cars in the cross alley are covered with a silver glaze of dew.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But now I found myself enjoying it: the full moon, the sound of crickets, the long grass already wet from the evening dew.
My Parents' Brothel|Douglas Rogers|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But the freshness is still there, the dew washes the colours before dawn.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
Slowly the hedger and ditcher goes back to his work, where in the shade under the bushes even now the dew lingers.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies

The mist bank and the heavy fall of dew had so moistened things that the fire crept but slowly.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss
Marjatta was a maiden, ‘as pure as the dew is, as holy as stars are that live without stain.’
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang
Bright, clear, and the dew lying thick upon the thirsty earth.
Off to the Wilds|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for dew

dew

/ (djuː) /

noun

drops of water condensed on a cool surface, esp at night, from vapour in the air
(in combination)dewdrop

something like or suggestive of this, esp in freshnessthe dew of youth

small drops of moisture, such as tears

verb

(tr) poetic to moisten with or as with dew

Word Origin for dew

Old English dēaw; related to Old High German tou dew, Old Norse dögg

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Scientific definitions for dew

dew

[ dōō ]

Water droplets condensed from the air, usually at night, onto cool surfaces near the ground. Dew forms when the temperature of the surfaces falls below the dew point of the surrounding air, usually due to radiational cooling. See also frost.

dew

noun

verb (used with object)

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