1. anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring);
2. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; - Example: "his story brought tears to her eyes" [syn: tear, teardrop]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
teardrop
n 1: anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an
earring)
2: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the
lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" [syn:
tear, teardrop]