dew

noun

\ ˈdü

also ˈdyü\

Definition of dew

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 meteorology : moisture condensed upon the surfaces of cool bodies especially at night wet with morning dew

2 : something resembling dew in purity, freshness, or power to refresh … the golden dew of sleep …— William Shakespeare

3 : moisture especially when appearing in minute droplets: such as

a : tears

b : sweat

c botany : droplets of water produced by a plant in transpiration

DEW

abbreviation

Definition of DEW (Entry 2 of 2)

distant early warning

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Examples of dew in a Sentence

Noun

The grass was wet with the morning dew.

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Barring eliminating the treads altogether—which might mean spinning out on a misting of morning dew—the best move is to make sure the treads don’t trap air. — Nick Stockton, WIRED, "Bridgestone's New Tire Makes Driving Electric as Quiet as It Should Be," 5 June 2019 Some say that El-ahrairah, the rabbits’ trickster folk hero, controls the weather, because the wind, the damp and the dew are friends and instruments to rabbits against their enemies. — Peter Rock, New York Times, "On the Unsettling Allure of ‘Watership Down’," 15 May 2018 The Woolfs loved the property for its lush, informal grounds, including an Italian garden, a dew pond, a terrace and an orchard. — WSJ, "How Virginia Woolf Decorated Her Room of One's Own," 5 Mar. 2019 White Anemone japonica dapple Achnaterum brachytrichum, an ethereal plume whose downy flower heads, Mr. Quibel noted, glitter in the early morning dew. — Amy Merrick, WSJ, "Fall’s Best Blade Plans," 5 Oct. 2018 In reality, the club also uses the structure to shade the grass after applying fertilizer, keep dew off the seats and shield maintenance work. — Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, "In $180 million ask for public money, Mariners cite retractable roof used 400 times per year," 28 Aug. 2018 Avoid mildew by harvesting on a dry, sunny day after the dew has dried but before the sun is blazing. — Therese Ciesinski, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Lavender Anywhere — Even Indoors," 9 Aug. 2018 If the rocket launch is scheduled in the early morning, dew can form on the lens and fog the image. — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, "How To Photograph a Rocket Launch," 6 July 2018 Continental-source high pressure brought very dry, low-dew-point air to the region over the weekend. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Clouds to return as heat, humidity levels rise," 8 July 2018

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