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   dew

   /djuː/

   noun

   • 1. tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night, when atmospheric vapour condenses: "the grass was wet with dew"
   • ▪ a beaded or glistening liquid resembling dew: "her body had broken out in a fine dew of perspiration"

   verb

   • 1. moisten with drops of liquid: literary "sweat dewed her lashes"

   Word Origin Old Englishdēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dauw and German Tau (noun), tauen (verb).

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • W

     4

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