dews

Wets the grass

Dews is the plural of dew—the moisture that condenses on surfaces overnight when temperatures drop.

The word appears in poetic or literary contexts describing multiple instances or types: morning dews, the dews of evening.

As a verb form, dews means to moisten with or as if with dew: Sweat dews his forehead.

condensation

droplets

Minute liquid globules

beads · wetness · dampness · fog · mist · precipitation · evaporation · saturation · hygrometer · condensate

morning

dawn

Day's first glow

meadow · cobwebs · petals · leaves · glistening · early · awakening · freshness · crisp · chill

transience

ephemeral

Lasting very briefly

vanishing · evaporating · short-lived · transitory · impermanent · passing · delicate · fragile · gossamer · wispy

freshness

renewal

Making current again

pristine · refreshment · invigoration · vitality · cleansing · newness · bloom · verdure · sparkle · cool

Opposites
moisture formation process

dewsevaporates

Changes from liquid to gas

dries · rain · evaporation · frost · desiccation

moisture presence/absence

dewsdryness

Absence of moisture

aridity · parches · desiccates · drought · withers

Phrases
Family

dew, dewy, dewiness, bedew, dewed, dewlap, dewlaps

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G