dewdrop
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Definition
Noun: 1. A single drop of dew: A small, spherical bead of water that forms naturally on cool surfaces, especially overnight, from atmospheric condensation.
Usage
- As a countable noun: "Dewdrop" refers to one individual drop.
- A single dewdrop sparkled on the leaf.
- The spider's web was decorated with countless dewdrops.
- Used to describe appearance or location: It often appears in descriptive language to evoke imagery of morning, freshness, or delicate beauty.
- The grass was covered in dewdrops.
- Her eyes shone like dewdrops in the sunlight.
Advanced Usage
- Poetic/Literary Device: "Dewdrop" is frequently used in poetry and literature as a symbol of purity, transience, or delicate beauty.
- The poet compared the fleeting joy to a dewdrop vanishing at dawn.
Variants and Related Words
- Dew (noun): The collective moisture that condenses into dewdrops.
- The morning dew made the field glisten.
- Dewy (adjective): Moist with or as if with dew.
- The dewy grass soaked her shoes.
Synonyms
- Bead of dew: A more descriptive synonym.
- Droplet: A general term for a very small drop of liquid.
Idioms and Phrases
- (As) fresh as a dewdrop: An idiom describing something or someone that looks very fresh, pure, and new.
- She woke up looking as fresh as a dewdrop.