dew
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- pronunciation:
- du
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
water droplets that collect, usu. at night, on cool surfaces.
Drops of dew sparkled on the flower petals. |
| definition 2: |
a collection of droplets resembling dew.
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| related words: |
damp, moisture |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dews, dewing, dewed |
| definition: |
to moisten or become moist with or as with dew.
- similar words:
- bedew, dampen, moisten, spray, sprinkle
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The words
dew,
do1, and
due sound alike in American English, but have different meanings.