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Meanings of drop in English

Russian
капля
Portuguese
gota
Spanish
gota
Catalan
gota
Wikidata

Small unit of liquid.

Related terms
капля
Portuguese
queda
Catalan
baixa
Spanish
baja

A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity.

queda
Portuguese
lágrima
Catalan
gota
Spanish
gota

A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

lágrima
Portuguese
gota
Catalan
gota
Spanish
gota

A shape that is spherical and small.

gota
Synonyms
Examples for "pearl"
Examples for "pearl"
1
In the surface of the great pearl he could see dream forms.
The pearl
2
I visited the pearl banks officially in 1848 in company with Capt.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
3
A good cook, like a good woman, is a pearl beyond price.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
4
So she went down to the water alone in the pearl-colored morning.
The amber spyglass
5
Upon the plain, pearl pink in the sunset light, huddled the town.
Sir Mortimer: A Novel
1
In silent contemplation, the two gentlemen awaited the subsidence of the bead.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 / A Magazine...
2
The young lady refused;-butit was not long before the bead disappeared.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 / With His Letters and Journals
3
This cut is continued until the base of the bead is reached.
A Course In Wood Turning
4
The oxide of tantalum dissolves in the bead, but gives no colour.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Min...
5
They are skilled in the manufacture of pottery, basket-making and bead work.
My Native Land / The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, a...
Usage of drop in English
1
That tinkering saw the support for 'yes' drop to 49 per cent.
News.com.au
2
However, he decided to drop out in 1981 during his second year.
The South African
3
For different reasons, both parties are likely to see their vote drop.
The Guardian
4
The fight to pressure the state to drop the case is on.
Ebony
5
She did, however, drop a hint about a possible new television role.
The Guardian
6
China has seen a sharp drop in the number of new infections.
BBC
7
Some expect quarterly investment bank revenues to drop from a year ago.
Reuters
8
Good young male-driven opening business this weekend looks to drop off rapidly.
Reuters
9
Sri Lanka saw its cases drop to about a dozen every year.
The new yorker
10
A number of airports around the UK have free 10-minute drop-off points.
News.com.au
11
And some areas of the state haven't had a drop all year.
Reuters
12
Daegu and Gyeongbuk province have seen a drop in new case numbers.
Reuters
13
As a result, your plant may drop leaves soon after moving in.
The Guardian
14
The minister attributed the drop to new jobs in construction and industry.
The Guardian
15
Yet that drop in yield has dimmed government bonds' appeal, some say.
Reuters
16
Royal Dutch Shell recently said it would drop explicit production growth targets.
Reuters