noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

   "Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head."

2. 2
   a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands wordnet
3. 3
   The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).
4. 4
   anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tearbawlingbeadblubberingchylecolostrum

Example

More examples

"The ideal shape was the teardrop."

Etymology

From tear + drop.

Related phrases

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