drops

British

/ drɒps /

plural noun

any liquid medication applied by means of a dropper

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Drops earlier in the week did the most damage.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

At our latest interactive exhibition, Senses Unwrapped at Coal Drops Yard in London’s King’s Cross, people can discover for themselves how their senses work and why they don’t work as we think they do.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Drops of 3,000 to 5,999 feet get 10 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

Drops will continue to run down the icicle, freezing at the end, to give the icicle its distinctive shape.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Drops of urine had splattered out of the wastebasket and clung to the side of my desk.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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