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teardrop

/ˈtɪədɹɒp/

teardrop noun: a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

teardrop: a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye)
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Noun

teardrop (plural teardrops)

  1. a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).
    • Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.
  2. The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).

teardrop meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Vietnamese

teardrop in Tamil

கட்பனி

teardrop in Bengali

একটি অশ্রু

teardrop in Arabic

single tear
دَمْعَة damʕa

teardrop in Vietnamese

single tear
giọt nước mắt, giọt lệ

Forms of teardrop

pluralteardrops

Plural of teardrop: teardrops

Origin of teardrop

From tear + drop.

Words formed from teardrop

Phrases with teardrop

Questions about teardrop

What does teardrop mean?
Teardrop means a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).
What is teardrop in Tamil?
Teardrop in Tamil is கட்பனி. See Teardrop meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is teardrop?
Teardrop is a noun.
How do you pronounce teardrop?
Teardrop is pronounced /ˈtɪədɹɒp/.
What is the plural of teardrop?
The plural of teardrop is teardrops.

Words near teardrop in the dictionary

  1. tearaway
  2. tearaways
  3. tearbrimmed
  4. teardown
  5. teardowns
  6. teardrop
  7. teardrop tomato
  8. teardrop tomatoes
  9. teardrop trailer
  10. teardrop trailers
  11. teardrop tubeshoulder

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Adapted from Wiktionary: teardrop (page history and authors); teardrop (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teardrop (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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