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teardrop
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tear·drop  (tîrdrp)
n.
1. A single tear.
2. A tear-shaped object.
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Noun1.teardrop - anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)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"
2.teardrop - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glandsteardrop - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion - saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
drib, driblet, drop - 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
H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
Translations
teardrop [ˈtɪədrɒp] Nlágrima f
teardrop [ˈtɪərdrɒp] nlarme f
tear duct [ˈtɪərdʌkt] ncanal m lacrymal
teardrop [ˈtɪəˌdrɒp] nlacrima


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