ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Eyedrop

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Eyedrop is a noun meaning (medicine) Medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid.

Meaning

(medicine) Medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid.

More Meanings

  1. (poetic) A tear.

Example Sentences

My lord, I found the prince in the next room, / Washing with kindly tears his gentle cheeks, / With such a deep demeanour in great sorrow / That tyranny, which never quaff'd but blood, / Would, by beholding him, have wash'd his knife / With gentle eye-drops. He is coming hither.

Word Forms

Synonyms for eyedrop

Depending on context, synonyms include teardrop.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cycloplegic, miotic, mydriatic, eye-drop, eye-drops, eyewater.

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