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will-o-the-wisp
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Will o` the Wisp
[comics] Will o` the Wisp (Dr. Jackson Arvad) is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Universe. He is a physicist who gained control over the electromagnetic attraction between his body`s molecules, allowing him to adjust his density (like the Vision). He is most of... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_o`_the_Wisp_(comics)
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will-o`-the-wisp
[n] - an illusion that misleads Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=will-o`-the-wisp
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will-o`-the-wisp
ignis fatuus noun an illusion that misleads Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=will-o`-the-wisp
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Will-o`-the-wisp
• (n.) See Ignis fatuus. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/will-o`-the-wisp/
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Will-o`-the-wisp
A will-o`-the-wisp p or ignis fatuus (s; Medieval Latin: "foolish fire") is a ghostly light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. It resembles a flickering lamp and is said to recede if approached, drawing travellers from the safe paths. A folk belief well attested i... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o`-the-wisp
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Will-o'-the-wisp
Will'-o'-the-wisp` noun See Ignis fatuus . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/39
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will-o'-the-wisp
will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern. It is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland. There is no generally accepted explanation for it; it may result from the spontaneous ignition of gases (e.g., methane) produced by the disintegration of dead ... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0852359.html
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will-o'-the-wisp
Light sometimes seen over marshy ground, believed to be burning gas containing methane from decaying organic matter. An Australian scientist put forward the hypothesis in 1995 that the phenomenon may be caused by barn owls, which sometimes develop a ghostly glow due to a light-emitting honey fungus ... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0018396.html
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willhohthehwisp
1) Illusion Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/willhohthehwisp/1
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willothewisp
1) Chimera 2) Delusion 3) Elusive goal 4) Ghostly light 5) Illusion that misleads 6) Marsh light Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/willothewisp/1
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