raindrop Definition
rain·drop (-dräp′)
noun
a single drop of rain
raindrop Synonyms
raindrop Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hear: It's so quiet; I hear the raindrops splashing on the leaves.
- fall: To falling raindrops this appears like a second sun shining from below the horizon.
- see: When he looked up he saw the raindrops plopping on the surface of the water.
- catch: Ten raindrops caught in zero gravity can be a storm.
- enter: Most of the sunlight entering raindrops leaves the other side without internal reflection.
- dodge: A pair of Rustons worked another short demonstration freight in the yard - plenty to see and do while dodging the raindrops.
Preposition: in
ocean: YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS COUNT A summer's day is but a raindrop in the ocean of all things happening, between heaven and earth.
Adjective modifier
- first: I'm the first bright blossom you'll see in the spring, The first warm raindrop that April will bring.
- big: After a hard night being blown by the winds and knocked by hailstones and big fat raindrops, it felt happy and safe.
- small: By small I mean a drop about the size of, well, a small raindrop perhaps.
- large: Larger raindrops are slightly flattened and rays forming the top of a rainbow have to pass through the flattened vertical cross section.
- little: BB went off to docs as raging conjunctivitis - so eye ointment and antibiotics - fingers crossed no passing to little raindrops.
- nasty: A serene hunting call links the ' nasty raindrops ' opening with the ' asphyxiating woodwind players ' ending.
Preposition: on
rose: Maybe raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ⦠* New to Readers recommend?
Modifies a noun
- impact: Protect the soil from raindrop impact - can be achieved with very small levels of organic mulch.
- size: The downside is that little information about the raindrop size can then be gained from the fringes.
- dance: Clouds swirl and raindrops dance and the sun bursts through - it's a positive ballet of weather information!
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