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Meaning of
'wisp'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Wisp
[
n.
]
- A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.
- A whisk, or small broom.
- A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.
2 .
Wisp
[
v. t.
]
- To brush or dress, an with a wisp.
- To rumple.
Meaning of 'wisp' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
wisp
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- a small person
Example in sentence:
a mere wisp of a girl
Meaning (2):
- a small tuft or lock
Example in sentence:
wisps of hair
Nearby Words:
wis
wisard
wisdom
wise
wise-hearted
wise-like
wiseacre
wiseling
wisely
wiseness
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