dew

dew

noun \ˈdü also ˈdyü\

Definition of DEW

1

: moisture condensed upon the surfaces of cool bodies especially at night

2

: something resembling dew in purity, freshness, or power to refresh

3

: moisture especially when appearing in minute droplets: as

a : tears

b : sweat

c : droplets of water produced by a plant in transpiration

— dew transitive verb

— dew·less \-ləs\ adjective

Examples of DEW

1. The grass was wet with the morning dew.

Origin of DEW

Middle English, from Old English dēaw; akin to Old High German tou dew, Greek thein to run

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with DEW

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo

DEW

abbreviation

Definition of DEW

distant early warning

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

dew

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Deposit of water droplets formed at night by the condensation of water vapour from the air onto the surfaces of exposed objects. Dew forms on clear nights, when exposed surfaces lose heat by radiation and are thus usually colder than the air. The cold surface cools the air in its vicinity, and, if the air is humid enough, it may cool below its dew point, the temperature at which water vapour condenses out of the air onto the surface. See also frost.