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wisp
[wisp]
noun
a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc..
wisps of hair.
a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace.
a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely discernible.
a mere wisp of a lad; a wisp of a frown.
a whisk broom.
Chiefly British Dialect.Ìý
a pad or twist of straw, as used to rub down a horse.
a twisted bit of straw used as a torch.
a will-o'-the-wisp or ignis fatuus.
verb (used with object)
to twist into a wisp.
wisp
1/ ·Éɪ²õ±è /
noun
a thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair
a small bundle, as of hay or straw
anything slender and delicate
a wisp of a girl
a mere suggestion or hint
a flock of birds, esp snipe
verb
to move or act like a wisp
dialectÌý(tr) to twist into a wisp
(tr) to groom (a horse) with a wisp of straw, etc
WISP
2/ ·Éɪ²õ±è /
acronym
Wireless Information Service Provider: an internet service provider set up to deal with and deliver internet services to clients through wireless access points
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- wisplike adjective
- ˈ·É¾±²õ±èËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of wisp1
Example Sentences
A wisp of a player at 5 feet 3, he wasn’t a particularly strong shooter and didn’t score much.
Six years later, Ritter’s muse finally latched onto that wisp of a notion and it is now a full-blown “hall of distorted mirrors†thriller called “Retreat.â€
He takes a wisp of an idea, a what-if, and turns it into a viable aesthetic.
“This is the future,†Mahoney said as the LaserWeeder moved through the lettuce, leaving small wisps of smoke in its wake.
As for the northern lights, the geomagnetic storm that brought brilliant wisps of red, green and purple to Seattle’s skies “is starting to decrease,†Lindeman said.
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- tuftÌý
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