Delicate lock of hair (4 letters)

{ Answer }

WISP

{ Related Clues }

Fragment
Puff
Slender one
Strand
Trace
Tuft
Bit of a cloud
Bit of a shock?
Bit of smoke
Faint cloud
Faint trace
Fleeting trace
Flimsy lock
Fragment or shred
Frail thing
Handful of hay
Handful of straw
Mere handful
Miniature cloud
Slender amount
Small handful
Small tuft
Smoke trace
Something frail
Strand; tendril
Stray strand
Tendril; strand
Tenuous fragment
Thin fragment
Thin lock
Thin strand
Thin streak
Thin tuft
Will-o'-the-___
Cirrus cloud formation
Part of a smoke screen?
Start of a smoke signal

{ Tags }

bit, cloud, delicate, faint, fragment, frail, handful, hay, lock, mere, o, slender, small, smoke, strand, streak, thin, trace, tuft, will, wisp

{ Notes }

The answer WISP is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.

{ Definition }

WISP as a noun:

1. a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"

2. a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"

3. a small bundle of straw or hay

4. a flock of snipe