NOUN | quantity | driblet, drop, drib | 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, drib | |
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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