magic


Definition: Meaning of, magic in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmadʒɪk /

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  1. the ability of particular people in children's stories to make impossible things happen by saying special words
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  2. a special, attractive, or exciting quality
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  3. the skill of doing tricks that look like magic in order to entertain people, or the tricks that are done [=  conjuring]
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  4. like magic/as if by magic in a surprising way that seems impossible to explain
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  5. work/weave your magic if something or someone works or weaves their magic, they produce a good change or effect in a way that they are often able to do
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  6. work like magic to be very effective
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  1. [only before noun] in stories, a magic word or object has special powers that make the person using it able to do impossible things
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  2. relating to the skill of doing tricks to entertain people
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  3. magic number/word a number or word that is particularly important or desired in a particular situation
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  4. the magic word the word 'please' - used when speaking to children
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  5. magic touch a special ability to make things work well or to make people happy
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  6. magic moment a short time which seems beautiful and special
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  7. magic circle a group of powerful people who are friendly with each other and help each other
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  8. British English spoken very good or very enjoyable [=  great]
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magic magicked magicked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
magicking magics
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magic used in phrases

  • Magic Marker (noun)
    1. a large pen with a thick soft point
  • Magic Realism (noun)
    1. a style of imaginative novel writing connected especially with 20th century writers from Latin America, such as Jorge Luis BORGES, Gabriel García MáRQUEZ, and Isabel Allende, in which impossible events are described as if they are real
  • as if by magic (adverb)
    1. in a magical manner
  • black magic (noun)
    1. magic that is believed to use the power of the Devil for evil purposes [↪  white magic]
  • magic bullet (noun)
    1. a drug or treatment that can cure a disease or illness quickly and easily
    2. informal something that solves a difficult problem in an easy way
  • magic carpet (noun)
    1. in stories, a CARPET that can fly through the air and carry people from one place to another
  • magic eye (noun)
    1. a PHOTOELECTRIC CELL
  • magic lantern (noun)
    1. a piece of equipment used in the past to make pictures shine onto a wall or screen
  • magic mushroom (noun)
    1. a type of MUSHROOM that has an effect like some drugs, and makes you see things that are not really there
  • magic number (noun)
    1. the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126
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