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• The dew point here today is only 1 kelvin above what it was yesterday.From the entry kelvin
• The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.From the entry web
• The dew lay glisteningly on the grass.From the entry glisteningly
• A faint layer of dew lay on the freshly turned earth.2017, Cameron Dokey, Belle, Simon Pulse, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry wisp
• Shaggy asked him, ' 'Ow dew yew a reckon on your turnips, Fred?'2009, Brendan Behan, Borstal Boy, page 264. From the entry reckon
• It tinges all its length with scarlet stains and mauve globules of burning dew.2003, Kenneth Grant, Gamaliel The Diary of a Vampire, page 27. From the entry moon flood
• 'What dew yew mean by layin' inter that child like that?1986, Audrey Whiting, Gal Audrey, page 24. From the entry hold yew hard
• My thirsty body drank his love juice as the desert flower drinks the slight morning dew.1972, Amal N Rafik, The Passion Masters. From the entry love juice
• Ah'd like to wahrn (warn) thi agaan 'evvin owt to dew wi' that chap.1924, J H Wilkinson, Leeds Dialect Glossary and Lore, page 60. From the entry again
• Drenched were the cold fuchsias, round pearls of dew lay on the flat nasturtium leaves.1922, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “At the Bay”, in The Garden Party, London: Constable & Company, page 1. From the entry nasturtium
• The shooting star, which dissolved on reaching earth into dew or ‘jelly’, is very common with Carolines.1921, George Saintsbury, “A Lady Weeping”, in Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, volume III. From the entry caroline
• Who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dew.c. 1919, “The Foggy Dew” (track 3), in The Long Black Veil, performed by The Chieftains and Sinéad O'Connor, published 1995. From the entry amaze
• 'Well, there now,' said Julia, 'that dew be a coincident, ter be sure!1903, Charles Longman, Longman's magazine, Vol. 41, page 232. From the entry wery
• Yue’er began to laugh again and her tears shimmered like dew on a lotus leaf disturbed by a breeze.1979, Women of China, page 44. From the entry -er
• They speak of opalescent spring mornings, with their distinctive chequered bells bowed earthward and beaded with dew, a dark counterpoint to the acid-fresh grass.2014 April 6, Naomi Slade, “Fritillaries: Don't forget these lilies of the field: Make a pilgrimage to one of Britain’s few fritillary…. From the entry fritillary
• To her surprise, the grass was slick with dew, its texture unusually luxuriant beneath her hands as she spread her skirts to cover her ankles.2012, Laura Parker, A Rose in Splendor, →ISBN. From the entry acushla
• Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond.2008, Luo Ji, The Dark Forest, →ISBN. From the entry turbulence
• Every enchanting mist, one hundred thousand crystal bullets of rain, sparkling dew, glistening stream, fragrant moodscapes of the rainforest are all His handiwork.2002, James Shane, The Laws of Life, page 620. From the entry moodscape
• Sweat dewed her skin, slickening it.2001, Nora Roberts, Hidden Star. From the entry slicken
• It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire.1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter XXVIII, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 164. From the entry fox
• The fact remains that, for a given gas composition, it is the metal temperature that determines whether or not dewing (and hence corrosion) takes place.1960 February, “Letters to the Editor”, in Trains Illustrated, page 128. From the entry dewing
• Dewing, you sought to begowk me by setting me up against Zurich — or perhaps you really thought to use me against him.1917, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Copper Streak Trail. From the entry begowk
• It pleased her more than she could say to know she walked on her own land, over dewed grass, wearing a tank and cotton pajama pants.2008, Nora Roberts, Tribute, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 206. From the entry tank
• To Charlie, the function of a house was to keep the dew off your swag at night and shade the waterbag and tuckerboxes during the day.2005, Jim Gasteen, Under the Mulga: A Bush Memoir, page 182. From the entry tuckerbox
• If the probable highest dew point can be estimated, the corresponding relative humidity in the packing room at any desired temperature may be determined from a humidity chart.1944, Vegetable and Fruit Dehydration: A Manual for Plant Operators. From the entry packing room
• I shivered in every limb, and a cold beady dew sprang out on my temples as I stood with eyes riveted on the spectral figure before me.1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major. From the entry beady
• Indeed, after the guy with the pointer dealt with the tediosities of storms in New England, jet streams out the Canadian plains and dew points, he delivered the pertinent news.1993 January 14, Ray Ratto, “Portrait of the new 49ers fan”, in San Francisco Examiner, 128th year, number 186, page D-1. From the entry tediosity

Meaning of dew

1. noun Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
2. noun Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.
3. noun An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.

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Questions about dew in a sentence

How do you use dew in a sentence?

Dew is used as a noun and verb. For example: “There was a heavy dew this morning.”

What is a short sentence with dew?

“Sweat dewed her skin, slickening it.”

What does dew mean?

Dew means any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.