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- noun Plural form of
drop . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
drop .
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Examples
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_drops of water_ -- colours vary with size of drops, the smaller the drop the lighter the colours and nearer to the violet end of the spectrum -- hence white rainbow as seen on the Barrier, very small drops.
Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Robert Falcon Scott 1890
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"The first half of the ride we were cooked in the sun; then darkness came on -- black darkness; then some ominous drops of rain, which were soon _sheets_ instead of _drops_, and such thunder and lightning as I never want to hear or see again in this life.
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The Magic Number for a share of the title drops to 1.
Phog Blog phogblog@gmail.com 2010
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In November, the label drops its first album, G Unit's
VIBE Magazine 2009
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Al – Gundubah (“one locust-man”) smites off the head of his mother’s servile murderer and cries, I have taken my blood-revenge upon this traitor slave’” (Lane, M.E. chaps. xx iii.) 128 This gathering all the persons upon the stage before the curtain drops is highly artistic and improbable.
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(It should leave a trail when it drops from the whisk.)
Archives: Heavenly Delight - Tiramisù Forever : The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz 2009
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(It should leave a trail when it drops from the whisk.)
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Rumbles of thunder and gentle rain drops wakened me this morning, and since there was nothing on my calendar calling my name I was able to pull the sheet over my head and hibernate for an extra little while.
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His face was tan and leathery, and his eyes were tired but alert as he recounted the days without food or water, beyond the rain drops he caught in his mouth during a drizzle that came the day before he was rescued.
Ed Rosenthal, LA Hiker Lost In Desert, Followed Shade For 6 Days AP 2010
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His face was tan and leathery, and his eyes were tired but alert as he recounted the days without food or water, beyond the rain drops he caught in his mouth during a drizzle that came the day before he was rescued.
Ed Rosenthal, LA Hiker Lost In Desert, Followed Shade For 6 Days AP 2010
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