a wisp of smoke

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• wisp´ like´ — wisp «wihsp», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small bundle; small bunch: »a wisp of hay. 2. a small portion of anything; slight bit; shred; fragment: »a wisp of hair, a wisp of smoke. 3. a little thing: »a wisp of a girl …   Useful 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 — 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

• smoke — n. gaseous products of burning 1) to belch, emit, give off smoke (chimneys belch smoke) 2) to inhale smoke 3) heavy, thick; light smoke 4) smoke pours from (a chimney) 5) smoke eddies, spirals (upward) 6) a column; pall; puff; wisp of smoke act… …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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 — 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 — 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 — noun A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group. A wisp of smoke rose from the candle for a few moments after he blew it out …   Wiktionary

• 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