a thin wisp of smoke

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• wisp — [[t]wɪ̱sp[/t]] wisps 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A wisp of hair is a small, thin, untidy bunch of it. She smoothed away a wisp of hair from her eyes. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A wisp of something such as smoke or cloud is an amount of it in a long thin… …   English dictionary

• wisp — [wısp] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from whisk] 1.) a wisp of hair, grass, ↑hay etc is a thin piece of it that is separate from the rest wisp of ▪ A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 2.) a wisp of smoke, cloud, mist etc is a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wisp — [ wısp ] noun count 1. ) something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair: wisp of: A wisp of smoke curled across the sky. 2. ) wisp of an idea, feeling, or sound that is very slight and not clear a wisp of a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wisp — [wisp] n. [ME, prob. < Scand, as in Swed visp, a bundle of rushes or twigs, akin to ON visk: see WHISK] 1. a small bundle or bunch, as of straw 2. a thin, slight, or filmy piece, strand, etc. [a wisp of smoke] 3. something delicate, frail, etc …   English World dictionary

• wisp — noun (C) 1 wisp of hair/hay/grass etc a thin piece of hair etc that is separate from the rest: A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 2 wisp of smoke/cloud etc a small thin line of smoke etc that rises upwards see also: will o the wisp… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wisp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. a small handful (as of hay or straw) 2. a. a thin strip or fragment b. a thready streak < a wisp of smoke > c. something frail, slight, or fleeting < a wisp of a girl > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wisp — UK [wɪsp] / US noun [countable] Word forms wisp : singular wisp plural wisps 1) something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair wisp of: A wisp of smoke curled across the sky. 2) an idea, feeling, or sound… …   English dictionary

• wisp — [wɪsp] noun [C] something that has a long, thin, delicate shape a wisp of smoke/hair[/ex] wispy adj …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• wisp — wisplike, adj. /wisp/, n. 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… …   Universalium

• wisp — [[t]wɪsp[/t]] n. 1) a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like 2) any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair[/ex] 3) cvb a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace 4) a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely… …   From formal English to slang

• wisp — n. 1 a small bundle or twist of straw etc. 2 a small separate quantity of smoke, hair, etc. 3 a small thin person etc. 4 a flock (of snipe). Derivatives: wispy adj. (wispier, wispiest). wispily adv. wispiness n. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.: cf.… …   Useful english dictionary