| NOUN | quantity | drib, drop, driblet | a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid / liquid) |
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| Meaning | A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid / liquid). | |
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| Example | "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money , driblet by driblet"--Kipling | |
| Synonyms | drop, driblet | |
| Narrower | droplet | A tiny drop |
| eyedrop, eye-drop | A drop from an eye dropper | |
| raindrop | A drop of rain | |
| tear, teardrop | A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Spanish | gota, lágrima | |
| Catalan | driblet, drib, gota | |
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