dew

¹

[ doo, dyoo ]

noun

1. moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
2. something like or compared to such drops of moisture, as in purity, delicacy, or refreshing quality.
3. moisture in small drops on a surface, as tears or perspiration.
4. Informal.
   1. Scotch whisky.
   2. mountain dew.

verb (used with object)

1. to wet with or as with dew.

DEW

²

[ doo, dyoo ]

1. distant early warning.

dew

/ djuː /

noun

1. 1. drops of water condensed on a cool surface, esp at night, from vapour in the air
   2. ( in combination )

      dewdrop

2. something like or suggestive of this, esp in freshness

   the dew of youth

3. small drops of moisture, such as tears

verb

1. poetic.
   tr to moisten with or as with dew

dew

/ do̅o̅ /

1. Water droplets condensed from the air, usually at night, onto cool surfaces near the ground. Dew forms when the temperature of the surfaces falls below the dew point of the surrounding air, usually due to radiational cooling.
2. See also frost

Other Words From

• dewless adjective
• un·dewed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dew¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English dēaw; cognate with German Tau, Old Norse dǫgg

Word History and Origins

Origin of dew¹

Old English dēaw; related to Old High German tou dew, Old Norse dögg

Example Sentences

“Maybe when the campaign signs come down, we all get a little break from the rhetoric and the TV ads, and the fundraising texts – I’m sorry about those,” Walz joked, “we will sit down over coffee or a Diet Mountain Dew and just talk.”

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With hindsight, Vance likely knew he was far enough ahead in the race that he didn’t need to risk a campaign gaffe going viral, like his attempted Diet Mountain Dew joke at an Ohio rally this cycle.

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The "MTN" abbreviation that has been on every Mountain Dew can and bottle label for the past 15 years will soon be a thing of the past as the company brings back the full word "Mountain" to its products.

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According to "Food & Wine's" Stacey Leasca, the new label will aim to "convey the soda's timeless, adventurous spirit and features what PepsiCo describes as 'relaxed angles' in citrus-inspired colors to 'evoke the refreshing taste of drinking a can of Dew' out in the wilderness with your buddies."

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In its latest brand update, Mountain Dew is aiming for nostalgia in its look — and name.

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