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dewfall

/ˈdʒuːˌfɔːl/

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cot caught merger/ˈduˌfɔl/

dewfall noun: the forming of dew.

Noun

dewfall (plural dewfalls)

  1. The forming of dew.
  2. The time when dew begins to form.
    • It was dark when they rose in the morning and dark when they filed into the kitchen to get their plates and spoons and still dark when they turned out in the dewfall and grainy mist of the yard.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 44

Forms of dewfall

pluraldewfalls
alternative formdew-fall

Origin of dewfall

From dew + fall. Compare Danish dugfald (“dewfall”).

Questions about dewfall

What does dewfall mean?
Dewfall means the forming of dew.
What part of speech is dewfall?
Dewfall is a noun.
How do you pronounce dewfall?
Dewfall is pronounced /ˈdʒuːˌfɔːl/.
What is the plural of dewfall?
The plural of dewfall is dewfalls.

Words near dewfall in the dictionary

  1. Deweyite
  2. Deweyites
  3. deweylite
  4. deweylites
  5. deweys
  6. dewfall
  7. dewfalls
  8. dewflower
  9. dewflowers
  10. dewfull
  11. Dewhirst

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