Dewed vs Deked - What's the difference?
dewed | deked |
(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.
(uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
(figurative) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
* Shakespeare
An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
* Longfellow
To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
* A. B. Saxton
(ice hockey) A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
(ice hockey) A series of feints, fakes, or other moves made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
(Canada, slang) A quick detour.
(Canada) To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
(in hockey) To execute a deke .
As verbs the difference between dewed and deked
is that dewed is past tense of dew while deked is past tense of deke.dewed
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dew
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(wikipedia dew)Noun
- There was a heavy dew this morning.
- The golden dew of sleep.
- 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)- The grasses grew / A little ranker since they dewed them so.
