wispnoun [ C ]
uk/wɪsp/us/wɪsp/wisp of cloud/smoke/steam
a small, thin line of cloud/smoke/steam:
A blue wisp of cigarette smoke curled in the air.
wisp of hair, grass, etc.
a thin, delicate piece of hair, grass, etc.:
A few wisps of hay still clung to her skirt.
soft wisps of baby hair
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Objects - general words
- affair
- artefact
- artifact
- column
- conversation piece
- curio
- doing
- doodad
- doodah
- entity
- ephemera
- lot
- nick-nack
- object
- phenomenon
- piece
- shape
- such and such
- thing
- widget
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