wisp

About 0.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; a twisted handful of something; any slender, flexible structure or group.

   A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.

2. noun A small, thin line of cloud, smoke, or steam.

   A wisp of smoke rose from the candle for a few moments after he blew it out.

3. noun A whisk, or small broom.
4. noun A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
5. noun An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.
6. noun A flock of snipe.
7. noun A disease affecting the feet of cattle.
8. verb To brush or dress, as with a wisp.

Similar words

tuft trickle net fillet mesh tenderloin backstop strand netting filet

Often followed by

of that in and or to which is on

Word family

wisped wispier wispiest wispily wispiness wispinesses wisping wisps wispy