Associations to the word «Wisp»

Wiktionary

WISP, noun. A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
WISP, noun. A whisk, or small broom.
WISP, noun. A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
WISP, verb. To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
WISP, verb. (UK) (dialect) To rumple.
WISP, verb. (intransitive) To produce a wisp, as of smoke.

Dictionary definition

WISP, noun. A small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair".
WISP, noun. A small person; "a mere wisp of a girl".
WISP, noun. A small bundle of straw or hay.
WISP, noun. A flock of snipe.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley