dew
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- noun
- /du/
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- There were tracks from the dew-wet dichondra toward the iron container of water.
- morning dew
- a drop of dew
- covered with dew
Now an apple cups its poise of dew, and all the grass has gone to shivers.
- Now an apple cups its poise of dew, and all the grass has gone to shivers.
- Fall mornings and Umbria are veiled with dew.
- The way the sequins just like trickle down the dress like morning dew on a leaf.
- They're like little balls of dew, like sticky, really sticky, clear dew.
- He then responds not enjoying your energy during this lovely morning dew.
Examples
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In the early morning, the grass sparkled with dew as the sun began to rise.
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The earth, still moist from the morning dew, allowed us to easily pull out the small onions.
Fiction book (1993) -
This California dew is just a little heavier than usual tonight.
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There's a heavy night dew this season; I have cause to know that.
Fiction book (1990) -
Near what is now Soldier Summit, dew speckled the earth and across the shore.
Academic text (2010) -
The dust underfoot, dampened by dew, smelled of the sourness of rotted almonds.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a cool night, the car was covered in dew when I stepped outside.
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The flowers looked beautiful, glistening with dew drops in the soft daylight.
Synonyms
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A small amount of water on or in something that makes it slightly wet
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Water that forms on a cold surface when warm air cools
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A liquid or solid that forms when a gas cools
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Tiny drops of water that form on plants and grass early in the morning
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small bog plant with leaves covered in sticky hairs that trap and eat insects
A large earthworm that comes out at night or when the ground is wet and people use for fishing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dew comes from an old German word, like German Tau, that meant 'moisture' or 'wet'. So dew names the small, cool drops that form on grass and leaves in the morning.