Definition

1. Noun:
   • Moisture condensed from the atmosphere: "Dew" refers to small drops of water that form on cool surfaces, especially at night, when atmospheric water vapor condenses.
   • Something resembling dew: "Dew" can also refer to any moisture or freshness that resembles this condensation, often used poetically.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The morning dew sparkled on the spiderwebs.
  • We wiped the dew from the car windshield before driving.

Advanced Usage

• "The dew of youth": A poetic phrase referring to the freshness, innocence, or vitality associated with being young.

  • In his poetry, he often mourned the loss of the dew of youth.

• "To be wet with dew": A common descriptive phrase indicating that a surface is covered in dew.

  • The meadow was wet with dew as the sun rose.

Variants and Related Words

• Dewy (adj): Moist with or as if with dew; fresh and youthful.

  • The dewy grass soaked our shoes.
  • She had a dewy complexion.

• Dewfall (n): The time during the evening when dew begins to form, or the formation of dew itself.

  • By dewfall, the temperature had dropped significantly.

• Dew point (n): (Meteorology) The atmospheric temperature below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.

Synonyms

• Condensation: Water that has condensed from a vapor into liquid droplets.
• Moisture: Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, or condensed on a surface.

Related Phrases

• Pearls of dew: A descriptive phrase comparing dew drops to pearls.

  • Pearls of dew clung to each leaf.

• Dew-kissed: A poetic adjective describing something lightly touched or covered by dew.

  • We walked through the dew-kissed flowers at dawn.

Noun

1. water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
   • in the morning the grass was wet with dew