WISP Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word wisp. (close relations)
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filament | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • the stalk of a stamen • a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) • a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | ||||||||
fleck | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • a small contrasting part of something verb • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||||
fragment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece broken off or cut off of something else • a broken piece of a brittle artifact • an incomplete piece verb • break or cause to break into pieces | ||||||||
piece | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a separate part of a whole • an item that is an instance of some type • a portion of a natural object • a musical work that has been created • an instance of some kind • an artistic or literary composition • a portable gun • a serving that has been cut from a larger portion • a distance • a work of art of some artistic value • a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition • a share of something • game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games verb • to join or unite the pieces of • create by putting components or members together • join during spinning • eat intermittently; take small bites of • repair by adding pieces | ||||||||
ribbon | nounn | |||||||
noun • any long object resembling a thin line • an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event • a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter • notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming | ||||||||
scrap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • worthless material that is to be disposed of • a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle verb • dispose of (something useless or old) • have a disagreement over something • make into scrap or refuse | ||||||||
shred | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tiny or scarcely detectable amount • a small piece of cloth verb • tear into shreds | ||||||||
sliver | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal • a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something verb • divide into slivers or splinters • break up into splinters or slivers • form into slivers | ||||||||
snippet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) | ||||||||
sprig | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year • an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers | ||||||||
strand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole • a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels • line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable • a necklace made by stringing objects together • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • drive (a vessel) ashore • bring to the ground | ||||||||
string | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lightweight cord • stringed instruments that are played with a bow • a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding • a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.) • a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening • a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) • (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop • a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand • a necklace made by stringing objects together verb • thread on or as if on a string • add as if on a string • move or come along • stretch out or arrange like a string • string together; tie or fasten with a string • remove the stringy parts of • provide with strings | ||||||||
thread | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving • any long object resembling a thin line • the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together • the raised helical rib going around a screw verb • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • pass a thread through • remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string • pass through or into • thread on or as if on a string | ||||||||
touch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something coming in contact with the body • the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) • a suggestion of some quality • a distinguishing style • the act of putting two things together with no space between them • a slight but appreciable amount • a communicative interaction • a slight attack of illness • the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan) • the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin • deftness in handling matters • the feel of mechanical action verb • make physical contact with, come in contact with • perceive via the tactile sense • affect emotionally • be relevant to • be in direct physical contact with; make contact • have an effect upon • deal with; usually used with a form of negation • cause to be in brief contact with • to extend as far as • be equal to in quality or ability • tamper with • make a more or less disguised reference to • comprehend • consume • color lightly | ||||||||
whisker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very small distance or space • a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat verb • furnish with whiskers |