dews

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proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

dews1

noun
  1. archaicpluralpoeticplural of dew

    “The trail is fresh,” continued the chief; “not more than two dews have fallen on the prints of foot and hoof”

    1844, Charles Augustus Murray, The Prarie-Bird, volume 3, published 2009, →ISBN, page 10
    1 more example

    This is followed by a deluge of rain for an hour or two. Dews are very copious,– fogs little known. The climate is very salubrious.

    1837 January 7, Colonel Sykes, “The British Assocation. Seventh Meeting: Liverpool”, in The Literary gazette and journal of the belles lettres, arts, sciences, &c, number 1042, W.A. Scripps, page 606
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of dew

Dews2

proper noun

Dews3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Dew

Rhymes & wordplay

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Chicago

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