A mere wisp of a girl. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A flock of snipe is called a wisp, although you usually flush them in singles and pairs. From Wordnik.com. [How to Hunt Snipe With a Shotgun] Reference
Self-evidence is often a mere will-o'-the-wisp, which is sure to lead us astray if we take it as our guide. From Wordnik.com. [Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays] Reference
You don’t see that subverting all the hard earned rights of americans, to protect against a will o the wisp is clearly unpatriotic?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rep. King: NYT Reporters Should Be Charged Under Espionage Act] Reference
Don't let winter "wisp" past you these next coming months. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Hawaii on sale: How to find deals on airfares, hotels and car rentals] Reference
In olden days, it was personified as "Will with the wisp," a sprite who carried a fleeting "wisp" of light. From Wordnik.com. [Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day] Reference
The "wisp" of a Scherzo in D Minor gravitates between Liszt's diabolism and the introspective gravitas of the late piano music. From Wordnik.com. [Audiophile Audition Headlines] Reference
A wisp of steam came from her nose and then it was over. From Wordnik.com. [Clear Cut] Reference
She began by taking a wisp of grass in the left hand and. From Wordnik.com. [The Later Cave-Men] Reference
No. The snark had a flavor like that of will-o'-the-wisp. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
Hetty shoved back a stray wisp of hair and glared at the man. From Wordnik.com. [Make Mine Homogenized] Reference
She has a warm, languid alto sweetened with a wisp of bedroom allure. From Wordnik.com. [The Malling Of Shania] Reference
Mulching doesn't mean a wisp of hay but something thick or impervious. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
She is an uncertain wisp of a leader to put before a nation in turmoil. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Of The Revolt] Reference
A wisp of thin, whitish steam climbed upward in curls from the coffee. From Wordnik.com. [Coffee and Cream F**k the Shit out of Me] Reference
Peel four oranges and boil the peel until you can run a wisp through it. From Wordnik.com. [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference
Hirofumi Nakajima, a 145-pound wisp of a man from, of all places, Japan!. From Wordnik.com. [Doggedly Determined] Reference
How to translate the aura of leather and chains to a wisp of Lycra and tricot?. From Wordnik.com. [From Biker Chic To Biker Cheek] Reference
Something scurried into a wisp of brush, as if to bear out Brandon's realization. From Wordnik.com. [The Quantum Jump] Reference
Not a wisp of straw had we to lie on, for it was so rainy we could not gather any. From Wordnik.com. [The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster] Reference
The night's coolness was augured by a half moon, itself bisected by a wisp of clouds. From Wordnik.com. [Inner City] Reference
Russians, answering to our will-o'-the-wisp, they are the souls of still-born children. From Wordnik.com. [Moon Lore] Reference
"Why, you've nothing but a wisp of straw over your shoulder, and it can't be any weight.". From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
He has given us a will-o'-the-wisp, and we boastfully proclaim it to be "the morning star.". From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
She wound the splint around the wisp a few times then turned the wrapped portion upon itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Later Cave-Men] Reference
A cup of tea left on the floor of the hallway was warm enough to leave a rising wisp of steam. From Wordnik.com. [Lalla, Chuckachucka] Reference
And the Cavour Hyperdrive was the merest will-o'-the-wisp, dancing wildly before him in his dreams. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
It had started slowly at first, a kind of slow smoldering wisp of something, like you might see off in a field. From Wordnik.com. [The Puppet Maker] Reference
When she had fastened it with a firm stitch, again she wound the splint around the wisp and took another stitch. From Wordnik.com. [The Later Cave-Men] Reference
Mrs. Snyder didn't look much like Mom although I did, with my long blond hair, hazel-green eyes and wisp of a body. From Wordnik.com. [Thick With Memory] Reference
He's a dispassionate machine, not a fallible, emotionally disturbed human misled by the will-o'-the-wisp of consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Creature from Cleveland Depths] Reference
But the wisp of a plot needs to be attached to something to keep our attention — and this is as good a solution as any I've seen. From Wordnik.com. [Director Sir Jonathan Miller's 'Don Pasquale' Delivers and Delights] Reference
The captain had been able to utter no more as he pushed the crumpled wisp of a letter into a thin hand eagerly outstretched to receive it. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.