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wasp

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That wasp has probably 10(0) 000's of tiny cells and is as big as some large single-cell creatures.

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Quick take

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wasp gathered in one view.

noun

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

noun

Any of the members of the family Vespidae.

noun

A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspishly.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wasp.

noun

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

noun

Any of the members of the family Vespidae.

noun

A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspishly.

verb

To move like a wasp; to buzz.

Example sentences

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That wasp has probably 10(0) 000's of tiny cells and is as big as some large single-cell creatures.

2

I see wasp creates a dozen folders and files when I try to compile a binary off it.

3

This previous experience, like the wasp, is taken with us subliminally to the next time we see the font.

4

The micro-wasp (which the aforementioned ameoba is larger than, but which has neurons).

5

If a thousand people each want a picture of a wasp $10-worth, that's very different from two sponsors each paying $5,000 for that image, and everyone else paying zero.

6

But the R-2800 Double Wasp is an engineering triumph in its own right.

7

Whenever I see a wasp or a bee or a hornet, I present it with my arm and pray that it will grace me with it's sting, and summon its siblings to join in.

Proper noun examples

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Wasp-coloured paint and ultrasound squeakers?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wasp in a sentence?

That wasp has probably 10(0) 000's of tiny cells and is as big as some large single-cell creatures.

What does wasp mean?

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

What part of speech is wasp?

wasp is commonly used as noun, verb.