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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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 Keep the lens warm 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 An influx of warmth and high dew-point air ahead of this disturbance will help fuel storms across the entire area Tuesday and Tuesday evening. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Pleasant Monday belies impending storm threat," 25 June 2018 On the same day, Cato issued a recall of fresh cut watermelon, honey dew melon, cantaloupe and fresh-cut fruit medley products containing one of these melons produced at its Indianapolis facility. — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, "Tainted melons trigger 3 salmonella lawsuits in Midwest," 12 June 2018

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