EGAVE

witch

About 5.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives. A person of any gender who harmfully employs magical power (especially innate rather than ritual)
  2. noun A person of any gender who harmfully employs magical power (especially innate rather than ritual)
  3. noun A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs.
  4. noun An ugly or unpleasant woman.
    I hate that old witch.
  5. noun One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
  6. noun One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.
  7. noun A witch of Agnesi (cubic plane curve)
  8. noun A storm petrel.

Similar words

hag enchantress crone beldame glamour bewitch enchant hex jinx beldam

Often followed by

of and doctor hazel trials in doctors hunt is

Word family

Witch Witches witched witches witchier witchiest witching witchlike witchy

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