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Definition of DEW
1. Noun. Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air. "In the morning the grass was wet with dew"
Definition of DEW
1. n. Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.
2. v. t. To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
3. a. & n. Same as Due, or Duty.
Definition of DEW
1. Acronym. Distant Early Warning. ¹
2. Noun. moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops. ¹
3. Noun. (countable but see usage notes) an instance of a such moisture settling on plants, etc. ¹
4. Verb. To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of DEW
1. to wet with dew (condensed moisture) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of DEW
1. 1. Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night. "Her tears fell with the dews at even." (Tennyson) 2. Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner. "The golden dew of sleep." 3. An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor. "The dew of his youth." Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc. Origin: AS. Deaw; akin to D. Dauw, G. Thau, tau, Icel. Dogg, Sw. Dagg, Dan. Dug; cf. Skr. Dhav, dhav, to flow. Cf. Dag dew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of DEW
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