dewdrop

ˈduːdrɒp

Definition

Definition of dewdrop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nature

Rare

small droplet of water from dew

Rare

The grass was covered in dewdrops.

bead

droplet

globule

sports

TECH.

slow pitch in baseball

TECH.

He threw a dewdrop to confuse the batter.

curveball

slowball

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small droplet of water from dew

Origin of dewdrop

Old English, dēaw (dew) + dropa (drop)

Examples of dewdrop in a sentence

Each dewdrop reflected the morning sun.
The pitcher mastered the dewdrop technique.
Fans cheered as the dewdrop struck out the batter.

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French:goutte de rosée, balle lente, ...
German:Tautropfen, langsamer Wurf, ...
Italian:rugiada, palla lenta, ...
Spanish:gota de rocío, lanzamiento lento, ...
Portuguese:gota de orvalho, arremesso lento, ...
Chinese:露珠, 慢球, ...
Japanese:露の滴, スローボール, ...
Arabic:قَطْرَة نَدَى, رَمْية بَطِيئة, ...
Hebrew:טִפְּת טַל, זְרִיקָה אִיטִית, ...
Russian:капля росы, медленная подача, ...
Ukrainian:росинка, повільна подача, ...
Hindi:ओस की बूंद, धीमी पिच, ...
Bengali:শিশিরের ফোঁটা, ধীর পিচ, ...
Catalan:rosada, llançament lent, ...
Czech:kapka rosy, nadhoz, ...
Danish:dugdråbe, langsom pitch, ...
Dutch:dauwdruppel, slowball, ...
Greek:σταγόνα δροσιάς, ...
Hungarian:harmatcsepp, lassú labda, ...
Khmer:ដំណក់ទឹកសន្សើម, បាល់បោះយឺត, ...
Korean:이슬방울, 느린 공, ...
Persian:شبنم, پرتاب آهسته, ...
Polish:kropla rosy, wolny miot, ...
Portuguese (BR):orvalho, bola lenta, ...
Romanian:rouă, pitch lent, ...
Swedish:daggdroppe, långsam boll, ...
Thai:หยดน้ำค้าง, ลูกช้า, ...
Turkish:çiy damlası, yavaş top, ...
Vietnamese:giọt sương, cú ném chậm, ...

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