Object

• duct: They run down tiny tear ducts into the nose.

• jerker: I must admit it's still a tear jerker now.

Converse of object

• shed: Her tears shed for her son watered the ground wherever she prayed.

• weep: Some day you'll weep tears of delight in that court, remembering your mistaken parents!

• wipe: Who is going to wipe the tears of the innocent children?

• cry: She burst out laughing, crying tears of laughter.

• choke: For the first time, I sensed a whiff of achievement and confess I had to choke back a few tears.

Adjective modifier

• meniscal: Confusion in describing meniscal tears in the knee commonly arises because there are two kinds of cartilage in the knee.

• bitter: Nininsina, the mother of the Land, wept bitter tears.

• silent: A silent thought, a silent tear, Always wishing you were here.

Noun used with modifier

• crocodile: Gone is the need to lie and turn on crocodile tears whenever we cannot have our own way.

Present participle complement

• jerk: The story of a baby girl growing up and becoming a mother herself - lovely illustrations and rather tear jerking for adults!

Preposition: of

• joy: His hair stood on end, and tears of joy streamed down his cheeks.

• laughter: She burst out laughing, crying tears of laughter.

• meniscus: An MRI scan was arranged which revealed a tear of the medial meniscus and underlying anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

• sorrow: And yet, even then, joy will overcome the tears of sorrow so that the optimism is felt in the emotions.

• sadness: So delicate her jade face, drowned with tears of sadness, Like a spray of pear flowers, veiled with springtime rain.

• ligament: Mild or minimal sprains with no tear of the ligament usually produce mild tenderness and some swelling.