drop
Tiny water bead
Drop is mainly a verb, with the noun meanings derived from the verb meaning of descending to a lower place.
The thing dropping can be an object (Helicopters dropped relief supplies) or an abstraction (The price of gas dropped five cents today).
If you drop an activity, you stop doing it: I dropped physics because it was too hard.
A drop is a sudden descent: The first drop over the ridge made the skiing treacherous.
A tiny quantity of liquid that falls as a round mass is also called a drop.
Rapid downward descent
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- descendMove to lower position
- plungeSudden steep descent
- diveHeadfirst water entry
slip · crash · topple · stumble · nosedive · cascade · swoop · collapse
Decrease or refuse
- reductionMaking something smaller
- downturnEconomic decline period
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- plungeSudden steep descent
slump · fall · shrink · lower · diminish · taper · ebb · wane
Overnight surface condensation
- beadPierced ornament for threading
- globuleSmall spherical drop
- trickleThin, slow stream
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
condensation · moisture · precipitation · seepage · ooze · puddle · leakage · wetness
To let go
- let goCease holding something
- unhandLet go of forcibly
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- abandonLeave behind permanently
surrender · discard · dump · jettison · ditch · shed · deposit · unload
Quick burst or pinch
- dollopSmall shapeless portion
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- smidgenVery small quantity
- tadSmall amount, informally
hint · splash · touch · dribble · bit · trace · speck · drizzle
Quantity of medicine
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- serumBlood's watery portion
- salineSalt-water solution
iodine · dosage · administer · dilute · instill · medicate · pharmaceutical · prescription
Leave something out
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- excludeBar from participation
- deleteRemove or erase
- removeTake something away
cut · eliminate · axe · cancel · discontinue · scratch · strike · nix
Dismiss as unsuitable
plummet
Rapid downward descent
dive · slip · crash · topple · stumble · nosedive · cascade · swoop · collapse · pitch
decline
Decrease or refuse
plunge · slump · fall · shrink · lower · diminish · taper · ebb · wane · subside
dew
Overnight surface condensation
splash · condensation · moisture · precipitation · seepage · ooze · puddle · leakage · wetness · spatter
release
To let go
- let goCease holding something
- unhandLet go of forcibly
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
abandon · surrender · discard · dump · jettison · ditch · shed · deposit · unload · offload
dash
Quick burst or pinch
tad · hint · splash · touch · dribble · bit · trace · speck · drizzle · squirt
dose
Quantity of medicine
saline · iodine · dosage · administer · dilute · instill · medicate · pharmaceutical · prescription
omit
Leave something out
remove · cut · eliminate · axe · cancel · discontinue · scratch · strike · nix · scrap
reject
Dismiss as unsuitable
dangle
Hang loosely, swaying
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- studUpright wall framing
hoop · gemstone · pearl · crystal · ornament · jewelry · lobe · piercing · bauble
teaspoon
Small spoon or measure
- tablespoonCulinary volume unit
- milliliterCubic centimeter equivalent
- ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound
jigger · minim · dram · dosage · pipette · syringe · dispenser · vial