dew

n. small drops of water that form on the ground and plants during the night when the air cools down.

n. atmospheric moisture condensed in small drops upon cool surfaces, particularly vegetation, during the night or early morning.

“The morning dew made the grass feel wet against my shoes.”

“Heavy dew had settled on the valley overnight, leaving the vineyard shimmering under the first rays of the morning sun.”

v. to make something wet with tiny drops of water, or for those drops to form naturally.

v. to wet or moisten a surface with or as if with dew; can be used transitively or to describe the natural process of condensation.

“The mist dewed the windows of the old cottage.”

“As the temperature plummeted, the cold air began to dew the metal surfaces of the abandoned machinery.”

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