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- pronunciation:
- wIsp
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a thin bundle, bunch, tuft, streak, or the like, as of straw, hair, or smoke.
- similar words:
- tuft
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definition 2: |
a thin or delicate person.
a tiny wisp of a child |
definition 3: |
a faint or fleeting trace or hint.
a wisp of anxiety |
related words: |
bundle |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
wisps, wisping, wisped |
definition: |
to twist (something) into, or form, a wisp or wisps.
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related words: |
tuft |
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derivation: |
wisplike (adj.) |
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