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Dew vs Daw - What's the difference?

dew | daw |

As nouns the difference between dew and daw

is that dew is moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops while daw is a western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula; a bird of crow family, more commonly called jackdaw.

As verbs the difference between dew and daw

is that dew is to wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten while daw is to dawn.

As an acronym DEW

is distant Early Warning.

As an initialism DAW is

dispense As Written.

As a proper noun Daw is

{{surname|from=given names}.

dew

English

(wikipedia dew)

Noun

  • (uncountable) moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops.
  • (countable, but see usage notes) an instance of a such moisture settling on plants, etc.
  • There was a heavy dew this morning.
  • (uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
  • (figurative) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
  • * Shakespeare
  • The golden dew of sleep.
  • An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
  • * Longfellow
  • The dew of his youth.

    Usage notes

    * Although the countable sense is still used, the plural form is now archaic or poetic only.

    Synonyms

    * (moisture settling on plants) (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
  • * A. B. Saxton
  • The grasses grew / A little ranker since they dewed them so.

    Anagrams

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    daw

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Dispense As Written
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