witch

n.

1. A woman claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery.
2. A believer or follower of Wicca; a Wiccan.
3. A hag.
4. A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing.
5. Informal. A woman or girl considered bewitching.
6. One particularly skilled or competent at one's craft: “A witch of a writer, [she] is capable of developing an intensity that verges on ferocity” (Peter S. Prescott).

v., witched, witch·ing, witch·es.

v.tr.

1. To work or cast a spell on; bewitch.
2. To cause, bring, or effect by witchcraft.

v.intr.

To use a divining rod to find underground water or minerals; dowse.

[Middle English wicche, from Old English wicce, witch, and wicca, wizard, sorcerer.]

witchery witch'er·y (-ə-rē) n.
witchy witch'y adj.

noun

1. A woman who practices magic: enchantress, hag, lamia, sorceress. See supernatural.
2. An ugly, frightening old woman: beldam, crone, hag. Slang biddy. Archaic trot. See beautiful/ugly.
3. A usually unscrupulous woman who seduces or exploits men: enchantress, femme fatale, seductress, siren, temptress. Informal vamp. See sex/asexual.

verb

To act upon with or as if with magic: bewitch, charm, enchant, enthrall, entrance², spell², spellbind, voodoo. See persuasion/dissuasion.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

(1) Any ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil. (2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devil.

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IN BRIEF: A person who is imagined to have magic power.

If I were trying to terminate the operations of a witch coven, I'd probably seize everything in sight. How would I tell the ordinary household brooms from the getaway vehicles? — John Perry Barlow.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like witch which is a person with magical powers, is which which means any ones that.

From a Christian perspective, witches represent evil. From a more "New Age" perspective, the witch is the mother earth goddess. From a Walt Disney perspective, there is an evil witch, a good witch, and the fairy godmother who grants wishes. The meaning of this symbol depends on the tone of the dream as well as which witch the dreamer relates to.

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Common misspelling(s) of witch

• wich

Dansk (Danish)
n. - heks, skærising
v. tr. - forhekse, fortrylle
v. intr. - forhekset

idioms:

• witch doctor    heksedoktor
• witch hazel    troldhassel, troldnød

Nederlands (Dutch)
heks

Français (French)
n. - sorcière, (fig) ensorceleuse
v. tr. - jeter un sort, ensorceler, provoquer/influencer par sorcellerie
v. intr. - jeter un sort, hypnotiser, ensorceler, provoquer/influencer par sorcellerie

idioms:

• witch doctor    sorcier
• witch hazel    hamamélis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hexe
v. - hexen, durch Zauberkraft bewirken

idioms:

• witch doctor    Medizinmann
• witch hazel    Virginische Zaubernuß, Hamameliswasser

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μάγισσα, γριά στρίγκλα, γόησσα
v. - μαγεύω

idioms:

• witch doctor    μάγος-γιατρός
• witch hazel    (φυτολ.) αμαμηλίς η βιργινιανή

Italiano (Italian)
strega

idioms:

• witch doctor    stregone
• witch hazel    amamelide

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bruxa (f), mulher veia e feia (f)
v. - enfeitiçar

idioms:

• witch doctor    bruxo ou curandeiro africano (m)
• witch hazel    planta da América do Norte (f)

Русский (Russian)
ведьма, некрасивая старая женщина, привлекательная, обворожительная женщина, колдун, колдунья, гадалка, знахарь, знахарка

idioms:

• witch doctor    колдун, знахарь
• witch hazel    гаммамелис, лещина виргинская

Español (Spanish)
n. - bruja, hechicera, lagarta
v. tr. - embrujar, hechizar, encantar, fascinar
v. intr. - embrujarse, fascinarse

idioms:

• witch doctor    hechicero, brujo
• witch hazel    hamamelis (árbol), loción hecha con hojas y corteza de hamamélide de Virginia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - häxa, förtrollerska
v. - förhäxa, förtrolla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
巫婆, 女巫, 施巫术, 迷惑, 用占卜杖探水源

idioms:

• witch doctor    巫医
• witch hazel    金缕梅, 金缕梅酊剂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 巫婆, 女巫
v. tr. - 施巫術, 迷惑
v. intr. - 用占卜杖探水源

idioms:

• witch doctor    巫醫
• witch hazel    金縷梅, 金縷梅酊劑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마녀, 간악한 노파, 젊은 여자
v. tr. - ~에게 마법을 걸다, 매혹시키다
v. intr. - 마법에 걸리다, 매혹되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 魔女, 醜い老女, 鬼ばば, 魅惑的な女
v. - 魅了する

idioms:

• witch doctor    呪医
• witch hazel    アメリカマンサク, 薬物チンキ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ساحر, عراف, الحيزبون, الباحث عن الماء بعصا الاستنباء, امرأة فاتنه الجمال (فعل) يسحر, يفتن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכשפה, מכשף, זקנה בלה, אישה או נערה מקסימה, מין דג שטוח‬
v. tr. - ‮כישף (מיושן), פיתה‬
v. intr. - ‮חיפש (מחצבים) בעזרת מוט-ניחוש‬

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