First Known Use: before 12th century
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dew
noun \ˈdü also ˈdyü\
: drops of water that form outside at night on grass, trees, etc.
Full 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
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Origin of DEW
Middle English, from Old English dēaw; akin to Old High German tou dew, Greek thein to run
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
DEW Defined for Kids
dew
noun \ˈdü, ˈdyü\
Definition of DEW for Kids
: moisture that collects on cool surfaces at night
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