noun
teardrop
TEERD-rop
noun
1
A single drop of tear fluid, or the rounded shape of such a drop.
"A teardrop hung on her eyelash before falling."
"The pendant was cut in the shape of a teardrop."
How to Use Teardrop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA single drop of tears, or that classic rounded-and-pointed drop shape.
Common pairings
a teardrop shape
a single teardrop
Word Forms
teardrops plural
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Etymology
A compound of tear (the eye-fluid sense) and drop.