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1. (n.) dew
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, esp. at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
2. dew
something compared to such drops of moisture, as in purity or refreshing quality.
3. dew
moisture in small drops on a surface.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE dēaw; c. OS dau, OHG tou, ON d&oogon;gg)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dew
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
"in the morning the grass was wet with dew"
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1. (noun) dew
droplets of water that form on cold surfaces at night
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) DEW
moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night
2. (noun) DEW
figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner
3. (noun) DEW
an emblem of morning, or fresh vigor
4. DEW
same as Due, or Duty
5. (verb) DEW
to wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew
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Sense: tiny drops of moisture coming from the air as it cools, especially at night
The grass is wet with early-morning dew.
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 Afrikaans: dou |
 Arabic: نَدى |
 Bulgarian: роса |
 Brazilian: orvalho |
 Czech: rosa |
 German: der Tau |
 Danish: dug |
 Greek: πρωινή δροσιά, πάχνη |
 Spanish: rocío |
 Estonian: kaste |
 Farsi: شبنم |
 Finnish: kaste |
 French: rosée |
 Hebrew: טַל |
 Hindi: ओस |
 Croatian: rosa |
 Hungarian: harmat |
 Indonesian: embun |
 Icelandic: dögg |
 Italian: rugiada |
 Japanese: 露 |
 Korean: 이슬 |
 Lithuanian: rasa |
 Latvian: rasa |
 Malay: embun |
 Dutch: dauw |
 Norwegian: dogg |
 Polish: rosa |
 Persian: شبنم |
 Pashto: پرخه، دشبنم څاڅكى |
 Portuguese: orvalho |
 Romanian: rouă |
 Russian: роса |
 Slovak: rosa |
 Slovenian: rosa |
 Serbian: rosa |
 Swedish: dagg |
 Thai: น้ำค้าง |
 Turkish: çiğ |
 Taiwanese: 露水 |
 Ukrainian: роса |
 Urdu: شبنم |
 Vietnamese: sương |
 Chinese: 露水 |
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