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TEARDROP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

Example:

his story brought tears to her eyes

Synonyms:

tear; teardrop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("teardrop" is a kind of...):

drib; driblet; drop (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid))

Meronyms (substance of "teardrop"):

H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

Holonyms ("teardrop" is a part of...):

lachrymal secretion; lacrimal secretion (saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("teardrop" is a kind of...):

bead; drop; pearl (a shape that is spherical and small)

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