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raindrop

[-dräp′]

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A raindrop on a blade of grass.

raindrop

noun

a single drop of rain

raindrop

noun

A drop of rain.

raindrop

Noun

(plural raindrops)

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

Origin

From Middle English raindrope, from Old English reġndropa (“drop of rain, raindrop”), equivalent to rain +‎ drop, Cognate with Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel (“raindrop”), German Regentropfen (“raindrop”), Swedish regndroppe (“raindrop”).

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The first raindrop slammed into the window so hard that she instinctively recoiled.
After a hard night being blown by the winds and knocked by hailstones and big fat raindrops, it felt happy and safe.
A serene hunting call links the ' nasty raindrops ' opening with the ' asphyxiating woodwind players ' ending.
A pair of Rustons worked another short demonstration freight in the yard - plenty to see and do while dodging the raindrops.
BB went off to docs as raging conjunctivitis - so eye ointment and antibiotics - fingers crossed no passing to little raindrops.

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