Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun teardrop

2 senses of teardrop

Sense 1
teardrop -- (anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring))
       => drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")

Sense 2
tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes")
       => drop, drib, driblet -- (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling)

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