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- [teer-drop]
- /ˈtɪərˌdrɒp/
- /ˈtɪə.drɒp/
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- [teer-drop]
- /ˈtɪərˌdrɒp/
Definitions of teardrop word
- noun teardrop a tear or something suggesting a tear: A single teardrop rolled down her face. 1
- noun teardrop something shaped like a drop of a thin liquid, having a globular form at the bottom, tapering to a point at the top. 1
- abbreviation TEARDROP tear 1
- noun teardrop sth droplet-shaped 1
- countable noun teardrop A teardrop is a large tear that comes from your eye when you are crying quietly. 0
- noun teardrop a large tear that comes from the eye when crying 0
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Origin of teardrop
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; tear1 + drop
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Teardrop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
teardrop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
teardrop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for teardrop
noun teardrop
- dewdrop — a drop of dew
- dewdrops — a drop of dew.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
Antonyms for teardrop
noun teardrop
- glob — a drop or globule of a liquid.
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