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Wisp

/wɪsp/

A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.

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📖 Definitions of "Wisp"

noun

1
A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
"A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind."
2
A whisk, or small broom.
3
A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
4
An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.

verb

1
To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
2
To rumple.
3
To produce a wisp, as of smoke.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wisp"

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Word	Definition
tuftnoun	A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
tricklenoun	A very thin flow; the sound of such a flow.
netnoun	The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
filletnoun	A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
meshnoun	A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
tenderloinnoun	The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
backstopnoun	A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
strandnoun	Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
nettingnoun	Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
filetnoun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of fillet. [(now rare) A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.]
theenoun	The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.
whispnoun	Alternative form of wisp. [A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.]
windlingnoun	A bundle of straw bound together.
windlenoun	An old English measure of corn, half a bushel.
wickernoun	A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
withenoun	A flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
waifnoun	(figuratively) A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
withnoun	(regional US, chiefly Midwest and West, informal) Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
wichnoun	A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich.
wickerworknoun	The craft of making things out of wicker.