Wisp: Definition and part of speech

Wisp

  1. n. A Will-o’-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.
  2. n. A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.
  3. n. A whisk, or small broom.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wishy-washy: Definition and part of speech

Wishy-washy

  1. n. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
  2. a. Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; — originally said of liquids. Fig., weak-minded; spiritless.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.