Antonyms for teardrop


Grammar : Noun
Spell : teer-drop
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪərˌdrɒp


Definition of teardrop

  • As in tear/tears : noun droplets from eyes, often caused by emotion
  • As in drop : noun globule
Example sentences :
  • Daily have we dashed the teardrop of disappointment from our common eye!
  • Extract from : « The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 » by William James
  • You call me a Dewdrop, but in truth I am not, I am a teardrop; a teardrop which fell from the sky.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Dewdrop » by J. R. Macduff
  • Dewdrop we thought you were; teardrop you say you are: I cannot think you are either.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Dewdrop » by J. R. Macduff
  • The scientists tell us that the same force that rounds the teardrop moulds the earth.
  • Extract from : « Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. » by Calvin Coolidge
  • Every teardrop was one girlish feeling and emotion gone, one bright fancy, one tender hope vanished.
  • Extract from : « The Battle Of The Strong, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • Sunshine striking a teardrop may give us the seven colors of the rainbow; but the seven colors are all one blessed light.
  • Extract from : « The World's Great Sermons, Volume 6: H. W. Beecher to Punshon » by Various
  • On his bone-encased chest a bright drop of water formed, like a dewdrop or a teardrop, but big as a man's head.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • Now here's a little lady who seems a wee bit shy, Or is it that a teardrop is trembling in her eye?
  • Extract from : « Animal Children » by Edith Brown Kirkwood
  • A teardrop stem from a trumpet-bowl wineglass has been melted past recognition in a fire.
  • Extract from : « The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia » by C. Malcolm Watkins
  • Never shall I forget her at your wedding, Penelope; the teardrop glistened in her eye as usual; I think it is glued there!
  • Extract from : « Penelope's Irish Experiences » by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Synonyms for teardrop

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