raindrop
Single precipitation unit
A raindrop is a single drop of rain.
The word appears in descriptions of weather and in figurative contexts suggesting smallness or gentle accumulation: Raindrops streaked the window.
Children learn the compound early, making it one of the first meteorological terms in a person's vocabulary.
Very light precipitation
- showerWater spray for bathing
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- mizzleVery fine rain
cloudburst · monsoon · deluge · precipitation · squall · thunderstorm · virga · nimbus
Pierced ornament for threading
- globuleSmall spherical drop
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
trickle · rivulet · splatter · condensation · moisture · sphere · surface tension · impact
Ordered-atom solid
- pristinePure and untouched
- clarityState of being understandable
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- transparentAllowing light through
freshness · clean · distilled · untainted · sparkling · glistening · shimmering · clear
drizzle
Very light precipitation
- showerWater spray for bathing
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
mizzle · cloudburst · monsoon · deluge · precipitation · squall · thunderstorm · virga · nimbus · humidity
plink
Brief metallic sound
tinkle · splash · tap · ping · drumming · pitterpatter · spatter · plonk · ting · clink
bead
Pierced ornament for threading
puddle · trickle · rivulet · splatter · condensation · moisture · sphere · surface tension · impact · streak
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
- pristinePure and untouched
- clarityState of being understandable
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
transparent · freshness · clean · distilled · untainted · sparkling · glistening · shimmering · clear
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
renewal · blessing · fertility · hope · longing · solitude · bittersweet · purification · rebirth · transience
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- raindrizzling, downpour, droplets, drops, sprinkle
- precipitationsnow, hail, drizzle, sleet, snowfall
- tiny thingsant, atom, bead, crumb, dust mote
- dropsdew drops, tear drops, eye drops, ear drops, eyedrops
- Aerodynamic Shapesairfoil, nosecone, fairing, bullet shape, streamlined body