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Antonyms for raindrops
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : reyn-drop |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪnˌdrɒp |
Definition of raindrops
Origin :- Old English rendropa; see rain (n.) + drop (n.).
- As in rain : noun downpour of water or other substance
- As in rainfall : noun precipitation
- She always wore a chain of raindrops for pearls, and a cloud for a robe.
- Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
- Raindrops sparkled on his eyebrows, his nose and the point of his chin.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- All about us we could hear the felty beat of the raindrops on the soft dust of the farmyard.
- Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
- Then we could hear only the drip of raindrops leaking through the green roof.
- Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
- She could hear no other sound than that of the raindrops falling from the branches.
- Extract from : « Nobody's Girl » by Hector Malot
- The raindrops ceased, awaiting the crashing word of the thunder.
- Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer
- "And I will pay for everything," was his refrain, with which the sighing of raindrops mingled.
- Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster
- The early morning sun chases away the raindrops of the night before.
- Extract from : « Uncanny Tales » by Various
- Sometimes I have seen a row of raindrops hanging on a bar by the window.
- Extract from : « The Children's Book of Stars » by G.E. Mitton
- The lady smiled at him, and there were two splashes like raindrops on her fair cheeks.
- Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
Synonyms for raindrops
- 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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