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- Dictionarywitch/wɪtʃ/
noun
- 1. a person thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones, popularly depicted as a woman wearing a black cloak and pointed hat and flying on a broomstick. Similar
- 2. an ugly or unpleasant woman: derogatory "he can marry the old witch for all I care" Similar
verb
- 1. cast an evil spell on: "Mrs Mucharski had somehow witched the house"
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a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people: a witch on a broomstick. Witches were persecuted all over western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century, as it was claimed that they had dealings with the Devil. informal disapproving. an unpleasant and ugly woman. Fewer examples.
: a woman who is believed to practice usually black (see black entry 1 sense 7) magic often with the aid of a devil or familiar : sorceress. Note: This meaning of witch is commonly encountered in contexts relating to historical Christian religious beliefs about witches and witchcraft.
Witch definition: a person, especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. See examples of WITCH used in a sentence.
Witch, from the Old English wiċċe (the masculine warlock, from wærloga, is of different etymology), is a term rooted in European folklore and superstition for a practitioner of witchcraft, magic or sorcery.
Jun 16, 2024 · 1. countable noun. In fairy stories, a witch is a woman, usually an old woman, who has evil magic powers. Witches often wear a pointed black hat, and have a pet black cat. 2. countable noun. A witch is someone who claims to have magic powers and to be able to use them for good or bad purposes. More Synonyms of witch.
A witch is a person with magical powers. Most towns have a spooky old woman with a lot of cats who all the neighborhood kids suspect of being a witch.
a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people: a witch on a broomstick. Witches were persecuted all over western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century, as it was claimed that they had dealings with the Devil. informal disapproving. an unpleasant and ugly woman. Fewer examples.
Definition of witch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Witch definition: A person, especially a woman, claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery.
Witch definition: a person, especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. See examples of WITCH used in a sentence.
