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The Meaning of dewey

  • (noun) United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
  • (noun) a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
  • (noun) United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)

Homophones

dewy , duey

Rhymes

bluey , booee , buoy , chewy , chop-suey , chopsuey , cooee , dewy , duey , ennui , ewy , fouhy , fukui , gluey , gooey , grenouille , hooey , huey , hughey , hughie , hughy , huie , kooi , kooy , krawccykiewi , lewey , louis , marui , matsui , neue , newey , olokuei , pewee , phooey , rattatouille , rewey , sansui , screwy , sekisui , shuey , shui , sooy , sourrouille , suey , sui , tuohy , uy , viewy