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wisp

[ wisp ]

noun

  1. a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
  2. any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.:

    wisps of hair.

  3. a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace.
  4. a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely discernible:

    a mere wisp of a lad; a wisp of a frown.

  5. a whisk broom.
  6. Chiefly British Dialect.
    1. a pad or twist of straw, as used to rub down a horse.
    2. a twisted bit of straw used as a torch.
  7. a will-o'-the-wisp or ignis fatuus.


verb (used with object)

  1. to twist into a wisp.

WISP

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/ ·Éɪ²õ±è /

acronym for

  1. Wireless Information Service Provider: an internet service provider set up to deal with and deliver internet services to clients through wireless access points
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wisp

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/ ·Éɪ²õ±è /

noun

  1. a thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair
  2. a small bundle, as of hay or straw
  3. anything slender and delicate

    a wisp of a girl

  4. a mere suggestion or hint
  5. a flock of birds, esp snipe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. introften foll byaway to move or act like a wisp
  2. dialect.
    tr to twist into a wisp
  3. tr to groom (a horse) with a wisp of straw, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É¾±²õ±èËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É¾±²õ±èl¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wisp1

1300–50; Middle English wisp, wips; akin to wipe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wisp1

C14: variant of wips, of obscure origin; compare wipe
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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€

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He takes a wisp of an idea, a what-if, and turns it into a viable aesthetic.

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“This is the future,†Mahoney said as the LaserWeeder moved through the lettuce, leaving small wisps of smoke in its wake.

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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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Don’t ignore the wisps of cilantro nor the frizzled tangles of scallion.

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