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raindrop

[ reyn-drop ]

/ ˈreɪnˌdrɒp /

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noun

a drop of rain.

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Origin of raindrop

before 1000; Middle English rein-drop(e); Old English regndropa;see rain, drop

Words nearby raindrop

rain check, rain cloud, raincoat, rain dance, rain date, raindrop, Rainey, rainfall, rainforest, rain frog, rain gauge

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How to use raindrop in a sentence

We should stay rain-free while the sun is up, although a couple raindrops near sunset are possible.
D.C.-area forecast: Clouds increase today, with rain odds up starting tonight|A. Camden Walker|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Flakes passing through this elevated mild air partially melt into icy raindrops.
Sleet vs. snow: The reason behind Thursday’s icy mess|Jeffrey Halverson|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
That same thing happens when sunlight shines through a raindrop.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins|Matthew Cappucci|May 1, 2020|Science News For Students
Rainbows develop when sunlight passes through falling raindrops.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins|Matthew Cappucci|May 1, 2020|Science News For Students

A little bit of the leftover light reflects — bounces — off of the inside edge of the raindrop.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins|Matthew Cappucci|May 1, 2020|Science News For Students
Although the beat of a raindrop is proverbially light, the stroke is not ineffective.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Not a tree quivered, not a raindrop slipped from a blade of grass, but Guy held out his arms to clasp his long-awaited Pauline.
Plashers Mead|Compton Mackenzie
The gentle raindrop grapples with mountains of solid rock, and with never-ending persistence drags them piecemeal into the sea.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
Karna silent heard this mandate but his birth could not proclaim, Like a raindrop-pelted lotus bent his humble head in shame!
Maha-bharata|Anonymous
The night was inky black, and the wind that swept down the gorge brought an occasional raindrop with it.
The Wayfarers|Mary Stewart Cutting