single drop

collocation in English

meaningsofsingleanddrop

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single
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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drop
noun
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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(Definition ofsingleanddropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsingle drop

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No more than 15 ova were inseminated in asingledrop.
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I also did not see asingledropof tarmac.
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Section 3 contains a description of experimental apparatus and procedure for studying the shape of asingledropin an orthogonal rheometer.
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The byelaw requirement for siphonic flush ensures that not asingledropof water is wasted.
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There was not asingledropof watered stock in the company.
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They have not the determination to shed asingledropof blood.
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The tallestsingledropis.
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The tallestsingledropis 400ft m.
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The waterfall has asingledropof.
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She also pleaded with them not to let asingledropof the people’s blood stain the earth.
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The total of our cattle has also increased every year, without asingledropin the numbers.
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Its total height is, while the tallestsingledropis.
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Not asingledropof water had fallen for months.
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It is a segmented type waterfall with asingledrop.
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Not asingledropfell on the bishop.
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Nosingledropis higher than 30 feet.
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Although the previous regime refused to accept your demands, it was brought down without asingledropof blood being shed.
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Asingledropof this sauce will flavor a whole plate of soup or other food.
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It automatically fills itself from asingledropof blood or saliva.
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It consists of asingledropwith an average width of 259 m.
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Not asingledropof life-giving rain fell from heaven.
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Depending on flow, it can be either an ice climbing route, asingledropwaterfall, or a broken waterfall.
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Although they themselves were saturated not asingledropof rain fell on the gable or vision.
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The water plunges over a lofty cliff in asingledrop, spreading out slightly as it falls.
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