Definition: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
Usage: his story brought tears to her eyes
Similar words: drib, driblet, drop
Definition: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Usage: he had a drop too much to drink; a drop of each sample was analyzed; there is not a drop of pity in that man; years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet--Kipling
Synonyms: teardrop
Definition: anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
Similar words: pearl, bead, drop
Definition: a shape that is spherical and small
Usage: he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops; beads of sweat on his forehead