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dew
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
dew
(noun)
dew point
(noun)
dew
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ˈ
duː/
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ˈ
djuː/
noun
dew
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ˈ
duː/
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ˈ
djuː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEW
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noncount
]
:
drops of water that form outside at night on grass, trees, etc.
The grass was wet with the morning
dew
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