teardrop

English Thesaurus

1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body)

hypernym	:	drib, driblet, drop,
definition	:	a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) (noun.quantity)

part meronym	:	lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion,
definition	:	saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball (noun.body)

substance holonym	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent (noun.substance)

2. anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring) (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	bead, drop, pearl,
definition	:	a shape that is spherical and small (noun.shape)

3. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body)

derivation	:	tear,
definition	:	fill with tears or shed tears (verb.body)

derivation	:	tear,
definition	:	fill with tears or shed tears (verb.body)