noun
dewdrop
DOO-drahp/ˈduːdrɑːp/
A small drop of moisture that condenses on a cool surface.
A dewdrop clings to the tip of a grass blade.
Etymology
Dew identifies the moisture, while drop gives it the shape of a small rounded mass of liquid. The compound names an individual bead rather than dew collectively.
More examples
- Dewdrops sparkle on the spiderweb in the morning light.
- A single dewdrop rolls off the cool leaf.
- The dewdrops disappear as the sun warms the petals.
Forms
dewdrop · dewdrops
Similar words
- droplet
- A small drop of any liquid, not necessarily dew.
- bead
- Describes a rounded drop by shape, not how it forms.