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raindrop

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rain·drop  (rndrp)
n.
A drop of rain.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.raindropraindrop - a drop of rain                      
rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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
Translations
raindrop [ˈreɪndrɒp] Ngota f de lluvia
raindrop [ˈreɪndrɒp] ngoutte f de pluie
raindrop [ˈreɪnˌdrɒp] ngoccia di pioggia
raindrop [ˈreɪnˌdrɒp] ngoccia di pioggia


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Miss Carpenter looked up, and immediately received a heavy raindrop in her eye.
Bright flashes of lightning lit up every raindrop, and with them came cracks of thunder that went away rumbling and bumping as though Saint Swithin were busy rolling great casks of water across rough ground overhead.
Occasionally a breath of Nature, a raindrop of pathos and tenderness, or a gleam of humor, will find its way into the midst of his fantastic imagery, and make us feel as if, after all, we were yet within the limits of our native earth.
 
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