different between dew vs sweat
dew
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dju?/
- IPA(key): /d?u?/ (among those with yod-coalescence in stressed syllables)
- (US) IPA(key): /du/ (among those with yod-dropping)
- Homophones: do, doo (with yod-dropping), Jew (with yod-coalescence), due
Etymology 1
From Middle English dew, from Old English d?aw (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *daww? (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewh?- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with German Tau, Dutch dauw and Afrikaans dou.
Noun
dew (countable and uncountable, plural dews)
- (uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
- (uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops.
- Synonym: (obsolete) rore
- (countable, but see usage notes) An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
- (figuratively) An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
- the dew of his youth
Usage notes
- Although the countable sense is still used, the plural form is now archaic or poetic only.
Derived terms
- dew point
- honeydew
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English dewe, dewyn, from Old English *d?awian, from the same source as above.
Verb
dew (third-person singular simple present dews, present participle dewing, simple past and past participle dewed)
- To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
- 1887, Andrew B. Saxton, "Sunken Graves", in The Century
- The grasses grew / A little ranker since they dewed them so.
- 1887, Andrew B. Saxton, "Sunken Graves", in The Century
Related terms
- bedew
Translations
Anagrams
- Wed, Wed., we'd, wed
Catalan
Etymology
From adéu.
Interjection
dew
- (Internet slang) bye
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *d?w, from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?.
Numeral
dew m (feminine form diw)
- two
Mutation
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English d?aw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *daww?.
Alternative forms
- deu, dewe, deaw, deau, dew?, dæw, deew, dieu?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?u?/
- Rhymes: -?u?
Noun
dew (plural dewes)
- dew; moisture present on plants.
- (figuratively) A rejuvenating substance.
- (rare) Sodden or water-soaked terrain.
Derived terms
- dewy
- dewyn
- dewynge
Descendants
- English: dew
- Scots: dew, deow, dyow
- Yola: dhew
References
- “deu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.
Etymology 2
Adjective
dew
- Alternative form of dewe (“due”)
Noun
dew
- Alternative form of dewe (“due”)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /de?u?/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /d?u?/
Adjective
dew
- Soft mutation of tew.
Mutation
Zazaki
Etymology
Compare Persian ??? (deh).
Noun
dew ?
- village
Declension
See also
- dew?c
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sweat
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: sw?t, IPA(key): /sw?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English swete, swet, swate, swote, from Old English sw?t, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swait?, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), o-grade of *sweyd- (“to sweat”). Cognate with West Frisian swit, Dutch zweet, German Schweiß, Danish sved, Swedish svett, Yiddish ??????? (shvitsn) (English shvitz), Latin sudor, French sueur, Italian sudore, Spanish sudor, Persian ????? (xw?d, “moist, fresh”), Sanskrit ????? (svéda), Lithuanian sviedri, Tocharian B sy?-, and Albanian djersë.
Noun
sweat (usually uncountable, plural sweats)
- Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
- Synonym: perspiration
- The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
- (Britain, slang, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
- (historical) The sweating sickness.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, page 131:
- When the sweat comes back this summer, 1528, people say, as they did last year, that you won't get it if you don't think about it.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, page 131:
- Moisture issuing from any substance.
- A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
- (uncountable) Hard work; toil.
Synonyms
- sudor
Derived terms
Descendants
- Torres Strait Creole: swet
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English sweten, from Old English sw?tan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijan? (“to sweat”). Compare Dutch zweten, German schwitzen, Danish svede. Doublet of shvitz.
Verb
sweat (third-person singular simple present sweats, present participle sweating, simple past and past participle sweated or sweat)
- (intransitive) To emit sweat.
- Synonym: perspire
- (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
- To cause to perspire.
- To cause to perspire.
- (intransitive, informal) To work hard.
- Synonyms: slave, slog
- (transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
- (intransitive, informal) To worry.
- Synonyms: fret, worry
- (transitive, colloquial) To worry about (something). [from 20th c.]
- 2010, Brooks Barnes, "Studios battle to save Narnia", The New York Times, 5 Dec 2010:
- 2010, Brooks Barnes, "Studios battle to save Narnia", The New York Times, 5 Dec 2010:
- (transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
- With exercise she sweat ill humors out.
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- I was sipping a third, but I had no kind of buzz on; apparently I had sweat the beer out as rapidly as I drank it.
- (intransitive) To emit moisture.
- (intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
- (transitive, slang) To stress out.
- (transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
- (transitive, archaic) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
- 1879, Richard Cobden, On the Probable Fall in the Value of Gold (originally by Michel Chevalier)
- 1879, Richard Cobden, On the Probable Fall in the Value of Gold (originally by Michel Chevalier)
- (intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
- (transitive) To scrape the sweat from (a horse).
Derived terms
Translations
Related terms
- shvitz
Anagrams
- Weast, swate, tawse, waste, wetas
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English sweatshirt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swit/
Noun
sweat m (plural sweats)
- sweatshirt
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