drop in the sea
drop in the sea noun: a very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
Noun
a drop in the sea (plural drops in the sea)
- A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
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- Synonyms:
- drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean, spit in the ocean, bagatelle, bag of shells, bric-a-brac, dicky, dicky-bird, fico, fig
Synonyms of drop in the sea
- drop in the bucket
- drop in the ocean
- spit in the ocean
- bagatelle
- bag of shells
- bric-a-brac
- dicky
- dicky-bird
- fig
- flyspeck
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Forms of drop in the sea
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Questions about drop in the sea
- What does drop in the sea mean?
- Drop in the sea means a very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
- What part of speech is drop in the sea?
- Drop in the sea is a noun.
- What is the plural of drop in the sea?
- The plural of drop in the sea is drops in the sea.
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