wisp

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
2. 2
   A whisk, or small broom.
3. 3
   A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
4. 4
   An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.
5. 5
   A flock of snipe.
6. 6
   A disease affecting the feet of cattle.
7. 7
   Acronym of wireless internet service provider.

Verb

1. 1
   To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
2. 2
   To rumple.
3. 3
   To produce a wisp, as of smoke.
4. 4
   To emit in wisps.