dewdrop

noun

Definition of dewdropnext
as in raindrop

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Recent Examples of dewdrop Try your hand at clear builder gel with simple waves and dewdrops. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026 The pair also collaborated on an orange-and-gold dewdrop installation over the stairway and the glimmering waterfall sculpture in the three-story courtyard. — Christine Muhlke, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025 At that time Litoff was a dewdrop and in the caucus race, while Wei was a duck and dewdrop. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dewdrop
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  1. raindrop
  2. tear
  3. teardrop
Noun
  • By Wednesday, high temps across the Central Valley are set for the low 70s or even 60s as clouds move overhead and the occasional raindrop falls.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • To find out, the team released 35-microliter water drops, about the size of a large raindrop, containing a pinch of salt to mimic rainwater, onto a surface tilted at 50 degrees.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of raindrop
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  • Like Linda, other community members wiped tears from their faces and embraced one another as photos and videos of Noel appeared on a stage screen.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • By Monday, the girl who cried all those tears on her guitar will be both the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall, and youngest-member of the Nashville edition.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tear
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  • The egg masses are light brown, teardrop-shaped and about 1 to 2 inches long, county officials said.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Dig the bed in your preferred size and shape (kidney, crescent, round and teardrop are popular).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of teardrop

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