raindrop
UK/ˈɹeɪndɹɒp//ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/
raindrop noun: a single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
Noun
raindrop (plural raindrops)
- A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
- It is all so fine and orderly that it would seem that not only had the clouds and streams been kept harmoniously busy in the making of it, but that every raindrop sent like a bullet to a mark had been the subject of a separate thought, so sure is the outcome of beauty through the stormy centuries.1902, John Muir, The Grand Cañon of the Colorado
- 1969, Hal David (lyricist), “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head”.
raindrop meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam
raindrop in Tamil
- droplet of rainwater
- மழைத்துளி maḻaittuḷi
raindrop in Marathi
- droplet of rainwater
- वर्षाबिंदु varṣābindu
raindrop in Telugu
- droplet of rainwater
- వానచినుకు vānacinuku
raindrop in Malayalam
- droplet of rainwater
- മഴത്തുള്ളി maḻattuḷḷi
More languagesFewer languages
- raindrop in Tagalog
- patak-ulan
- raindrop in Arabic
- قَطْرَةُ مَطَر qaṭratu maṭar
- raindrop in Indonesian
- titik hujan, tetes hujan
- raindrop in Persian
- قطرهٔ باران qatre-ye bârân
- raindrop in Thai
- เม็ดฝน, หยาดฝน, หยดฝน
- raindrop in Vietnamese
- giọt mưa
Forms of raindrop
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Origin of raindrop
From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi.
Words formed from raindrop
Phrases with raindrop
Questions about raindrop
- What does raindrop mean?
- Raindrop means a single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
- What is raindrop in Tamil?
- Raindrop in Tamil is மழைத்துளி (maḻaittuḷi). See Raindrop meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is raindrop?
- Raindrop is a noun.
- How do you pronounce raindrop?
- Raindrop is pronounced /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of raindrop?
- The plural of raindrop is raindrops.
Words near raindrop in the dictionary
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