noun
drop
A small rounded amount of liquid.
A drop of rain clings to the tip of the leaf.
Etymology
Old English dropa already meant a drop of liquid. The modern noun retains this concrete sense of a small separate quantity of fluid.
More examples
- Add two drops of vanilla to the mixture.
- A single drop of ink stained the paper.
- Tiny drops of water covered the glass.
Forms
drop · drops
Similar words
- droplet
- Emphasizes a particularly small quantity of liquid.
- bead
- A rounded liquid shape, especially resting on a surface.