noun Download 🔗Share Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet. Examples : "A wasp flew into the classroom during the science lesson. " insect animal nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila). Examples : "The wasp buzzed around the picnic basket, causing a commotion among the children. " insect animal biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspish. Examples : ""After being told she couldn't have a second cookie, Lily became a real wasp, stomping her feet and shouting." " character person attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A member of the dominant American upper-class culture: a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Examples : "The old family estate felt very WASP-y, with its manicured lawns and portraits of stern-faced ancestors. " culture society person history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Examples : "My grandmother told me stories about her time as a WASP during World War II, flying planes across the country. " military person history war job human organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading