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- pronunciation:
- wIch
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a woman who practices or is believed to practice occult magic; sorceress. (Cf. warlock.)
- synonyms:
- sorceress
- similar words:
- enchantress, hag, medium, necromancer, prophetess, sibyl
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| definition 2: |
a woman considered to be old, ugly, and evil.
- synonyms:
- crone, gorgon, hag
- similar words:
- beldam, harpy, harridan, virago
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a woman who has a magical or bewitching effect, as through her beauty; enchantress.
- synonyms:
- enchantress, siren
- similar words:
- charmer, fox, hag, seductress, temptress, vamp
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| related words: |
magician |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
witches, witching, witched |
| definition: |
to affect, esp. to harm, by witchcraft; bewitch.
- synonyms:
- bewitch, hex
- similar words:
- charm, enchant
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| derivation: |
witchhood (n.) |
Are you looking for the word which? Witch and which sound alike but have different meanings.
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