wisp
noun
1. a small tuft or lock
- wisps of hair
Definition categories: group, tuft, tussock
2. a small person
- a mere wisp of a girl
Definition categories: person
3. a small bundle of straw or hay
Definition categories: group, bundle, package, packet, parcel
4. a flock of snipe
Definition categories: group, flock
Sentences with wisp as a noun:
- A wisp of smoke rose from the candle for a few moments after he blew it out.
- A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.
verb
1. To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
2. (Britain, dialect) To rumple.
3. (intransitive) To produce a wisp, as of smoke.