dew
dew is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner. "The golden dew of sleep." Shak.
- 2.An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor. "The dew of his youth." Longfellow. Note: Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc.
- 3.To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew. The grasses grew A little ranker since they dewed them so. A. B. Saxton.
- 4.Same as Due, or Duty. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- bedew
- damp
- dank
- dewy
- drench
- dripping
- dry
- exude
- have
- humect
- humectate
- humectation
- humid
- humidity
- hygrometer
- hygrometry
- imbrue
- imbue
- infiltrate
- irriguous
- juicy
- madefaction
- madid
- marsh
- marshy
- moist
- moisten
- moistness
- moisture
- muddy
- not
- perspire
- roral
- roric
- rorid
- roscid
- saturate
- saturated
- serein
- skin
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is dew.
- What is figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner. "The golden dew of sleep." Shak called?
- What is an emblem of morning, or fresh vigor. "The dew of his youth." Longfellow. Note: Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc called?
- What is to wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew. The grasses grew A little ranker since they dewed them so. A. B. Saxton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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