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Synonyms

dewdrop

American  
[doo-drop, dyoo-] / ˈduˌdrɒp, ˈdyu- /

noun

  1. a drop of dew.


dewdrop British  
/ ˈdjuːˌdrɒp /

noun

  1. a drop of dew

  2. euphemistic a drop of mucus on the end of one's nose

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dewdrop

1150–1200; Middle English. See dew, drop

Example Sentences

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In another, a ladybug drinks water from a dewdrop on a long blade of grass.

From National Geographic • Jan. 22, 2024

Alsop took a painterly approach to Mahler’s many details — birdsong and bells, dewdrop harps, the lowing moo of a tuba.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023

Instead, the dishes the series features — some entirely fanciful, like dwindling dewdrop cake, and others based on the real world, like gingerbread — become vehicles for creativity and problem-solving.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

There’s one tremendous shot in Tall Grass with a reflection in a moving dewdrop, with the camera inverting.

From The Verge • Oct. 9, 2019

Blue-gold tinged with pink, each dewdrop turned into a scintillating jewel, spiders’ webs became glittering filigree, birdsong rang out as if there had never been a day as fresh and beautiful as this one.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques