The word is in the Wiktionary3 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)— English words —- will-o'-the-wisp n. Alternative spelling of will o’ the wisp.
- will␣o'␣the␣wisp n. (Britain folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a…
- will␣o'␣the␣wisp n. (Idiomatic) A delusionary or otherwise unachievable goal that one feels compelled to pursue.
27 English words from 3 English definitionsAlternative bogs Britain compelled delusionary especially feels flickering folklore goal held Idiomatic lantern light marshes one otherwise over pursue spelling swamps that that␣one the unachievable will wisp One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)will␣o'␣the␣wisps 34 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)hew Hew ill ILL 'ill I'll Ill. illo isp Isp ISP LLO lot Lot loth Loth lothe oth OTH -oth o'th' the the- thew Thew wil Wil. will Will wis WIS Wis. wisp WISP 9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)HTOL OLL psi PSI tol tol' toll Toll weh 2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)will␣of␣the␣wisp will␣o'␣the␣wisps One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)will␣of␣the␣wisp
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