witch


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

Pronunciation: / wɪtʃ /

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witch witches
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  1. a woman who is supposed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things [↪  wizard]
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  2. informal an insulting word for a woman who is old or unpleasant
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witch used in phrases

  • Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The
    1. (1950) a children's book by C. S. LEWIS, in which four children enter the imaginary land of NARNIA by walking through a WARDROBE, and have many adventures there. It is the first of the series of books called The Chronicles of NARNIA .
  • Virginian witch hazel (noun)
    1. common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen
  • Wicked Witch of the West, the
    1. a character in the book and film The WIZARD OF OZ, who is evil and ugly, and can do magic
  • vernal witch hazel (noun)
    1. fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring
  • water witch (noun)
    1. someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
  • witch alder (noun)
    1. any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn colour; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains
  • witch broom (noun)
    1. an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
  • witch doctor (noun)
    1. someone who is believed to heal through magical powers
  • witch elm (noun)
    1. eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree
  • witch hazel (noun)
    1. any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion
    2. lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant
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