dew
Night's quiet condensation
Dew is moisture that condenses from the air onto cool surfaces, typically overnight.
Grass glistens with dew in early morning.
The word suggests freshness and purity: morning dew, dewdrops on a spider's web.
Mountain Dew is a soft drink brand.
Dew point is the temperature at which condensation begins. (Capitalized Dew is a surname.)
Minute liquid globules
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- wetnessState of being soaked
- dampnessMild presence of water
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
beads · mist · fog · vapor · water · drizzle · precipitation · hydration
Day's first glow
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- earlyOccurring before expected
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
cobwebs · meadow · freshness · awakening · birdsong · first light · petals · leaves
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- briefShort in duration
momentary · delicate · fragile · evanescent · short-lived · impermanent · passing · temporary
Violent pulls apart
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
- diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon
- glisteningReflecting light softly
shimmering · crystalline · gossamer · ethereal · delicate · sparkling · lustrous · glinting
droplets
Minute liquid globules
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- wetnessState of being soaked
- dampnessMild presence of water
humidity · beads · mist · fog · vapor · water · drizzle · precipitation · hydration · damp
dawn
Day's first glow
grass · cobwebs · meadow · freshness · awakening · birdsong · first light · petals · leaves · stillness
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
brief · momentary · delicate · fragile · evanescent · short-lived · impermanent · passing · temporary · dissipating
tears
Violent pulls apart
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
- diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon
glistening · shimmering · crystalline · gossamer · ethereal · delicate · sparkling · lustrous · glinting · iridescent
grass
Narrow-leaved ground cover
clover · foliage · flora · blades · wildflowers · ferns · moss · undergrowth · pasture · verdure
purity
Uncontaminated quality
crisp · pristine · clean · innocence · newness · youth · beginning · unblemished · virgin · immaculate
- phenomenanorthern lights, eclipse, earthquake, solar eclipse, volcanic eruption
- waterocean, river, sea, lake, wave
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- condensationcondensation, fog, steam, frost, water droplets
- environmental substanceswater, air, soil, sand, clay
- humidity effectsmold, mildew, rust, corrosion, condensation
- morning dewOvernight condensation on surfaces
- dewy finish
- dew pointCondensation begins here
- dew dropsOvernight condensation on surfaces
- Mountain DewCitrus-flavored carbonated beverage
- dew clawVestigial toe on mammals