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dew - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dew' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dew [ a. & n.]
- Same as Due, or Duty.
2 . Dew [ n.]
- Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.
- Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
- An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor.
3 . Dew [ v. t.]
- To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.

Meaning of 'dew' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dew [ n]
Meaning (1):
- water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
Example in sentence:
  • in the morning the grass was wet with dew