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“Droop” or “Drupe”

droop / drupe are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

droop d·r·UW·p

  • verbhang loosely or laxly.

drupe d·r·UW·p

  • nounfleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube.
Usage

Examples in context

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“droop”

  • …can be styled to either droop or curve behind their ears.
  • …largest remainder method with the Droop quota to allocate any surplus.
  • …and the words "music to droop your drawers to".

“drupe”

  • …fruit is a rounded red drupe up to 14 millimeters wide.
  • The fruit is a black drupe which is about 6 mm

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