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Antonyms for raindrop
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : reyn-drop |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪnˌdrɒp |
Definition of raindrop
Origin :- Old English rendropa; see rain (n.) + drop (n.).
- As in rain : noun downpour of water or other substance
- As in rainfall : noun precipitation
- Where a raindrop struck the water, the splash was like a little crown.
- Extract from : « The Saracen: The Holy War » by Robert Shea
- Every raindrop on which there falls a ray of light reminds him of a diamond.
- Extract from : « Famous European Artists » by Sarah K. Bolton
- “Why is a raindrop―” began Norton Randolf, a newcomer in Chelton.
- Extract from : « The Motor Girls on the Coast » by Margaret Penrose
- She laughed softly, and followed the zigzag course of the raindrop with her finger.
- Extract from : « Calumet 'K' » by Samuel Merwin
- His whole being was swallowed up as a raindrop is swallowed in a cataract.
- Extract from : « Where the Path Breaks » by Charles de Crspigny
- You know who I mean by the rosebud, and who the raindrop is?
- Extract from : « Under the Mendips » by Emma Marshall
- With the raindrop the clue she had been seeking had come to her.
- Extract from : « The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 » by Various
- For, even while we watched him, he had disappeared into the face of the rock like a raindrop soaking into sand.
- Extract from : « The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle » by Hugh Lofting
- Not a tree quivered, not a raindrop slipped from a blade of grass, but Guy held out his arms to clasp his long-awaited Pauline.
- Extract from : « Plashers Mead » by Compton Mackenzie
- You'll be a wild comet, yes, but I'll be a raindrop in a deep well, learning patience.
- Extract from : « Circle of Flight » by Richard Stockham
Synonyms for raindrop
- cat-and-dog weather
- cloudburst
- condensation
- deluge
- drencher
- drizzle
- fall
- flood
- flurry
- hail
- heavy dew
- liquid sunshine
- mist
- moisture
- monsoon
- pour
- pouring
- precip
- precipitation
- rain
- raindrops
- rainfall
- rainstorm
- sheets
- shower
- showers
- sleet
- spate
- spit
- sprinkle
- sprinkling
- stream
- sun shower
- torrent
- volley
- wet stuff
- window washer
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