raindropnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈreɪn.drɒp/us/ˈreɪn.drɑːp/a single drop of rain
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Precipitation: rain
- acid rain
- bucket
- bucket down
- cloudburst
- drizzle
- heaven
- it's raining cats and dogs! idiom
- pelt (down) idiom
- puddle
- rainfall
- rainstorm
- rainwater
- Scotch mist
- sheet
- shower
- sprinkle
- teem
- wash
- washout
- wet
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Examples from literature
- And because the raindrop is round, the light is reflected in the shape of a rainbow.
- Rainbows happen when light enters a raindrop.