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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dew /du, dyu/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Meteorologymoisture from the atmosphere, esp. at night, and deposited in small drops upon a cool surface:beads of dew.
dew•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dew (do̅o̅, dyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologymoisture condensed from the atmosphere, esp. at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- something like or compared to such drops of moisture, as in purity, delicacy, or refreshing quality.
- moisture in small drops on a surface, as tears or perspiration.
- [Informal.]
- See Scotch whisky.
- See mountain dew.
v.t. - to wet with or as with dew.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English dēaw; cognate with German Tau, Old Norse dǫgg
- Militarydistant early warning. Cf. DEW line.
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