teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈtir-ˌdräp 
2
: something shaped like a dropping tear
specifically
: a pendent gem (as on an earring)
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One of the lightest teardrops meant to be pulled by cars (and not bicycles), the Kleox Shelter Travel debuted with a slightly unconventional form three years ago.
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New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The Pixel Watch series is known for its curved teardrop glass cover.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Acheulean tools were known for more refined hand axes that had a pear or teardrop shape and were better at butchering wild game.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
Those visuals included a mother wolf and her cubs, a mermaid floating underwater and CGI-Shakira crying a teardrop that turned into a shower of diamonds.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
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New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The Pixel Watch series is known for its curved teardrop glass cover.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Acheulean tools were known for more refined hand axes that had a pear or teardrop shape and were better at butchering wild game.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
Those visuals included a mother wolf and her cubs, a mermaid floating underwater and CGI-Shakira crying a teardrop that turned into a shower of diamonds.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
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“Teardrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardrop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈti(ə)r-ˌdräp
2
: something (as a pendent gem) shaped like a dropping tear
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