Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); 
- Example: "I hate to hear the crying of a child"- Example: "she was in tears"[syn: crying, weeping, tears]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tears
    n 1: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs
         or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying
         of a child"; "she was in tears" [syn: crying, weeping,
         tears]