magic
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmædʒɪk/
:
magia
- And I think that's the magic of understanding emotion.
- magic spells
- perform magic
- practice magic
It feels like you're doing all the magic, but it's just puzzles.
- It feels like you're doing all the magic, but it's just puzzles.
- And I think that's the magic of understanding emotion.
- And, you know, we should remember, too, that magic involves chaos.
- And in this different dimension, magic starts coming through you.
- But that must be where a lot of magic happens, you know?
- It Spooks them 'cause it's like magic, like ants.
- Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart?
- Your power, your, your capacity for mending, your magic, your, your skill.
- But a lot of people out there want the magic to stay magical.
Examples
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And yet I spent a dozen years on this magic mountain, a fifth of my life so far.
Academic text (2008) -
Would you like to see where the magic happens?
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But are they going to lose that magic from this first season?
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I want some of that old Johnson word magic.
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The use of magic is not permitted.
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After playing the piece night after night, the magic began to unfold.
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I take up my wand and I utter the magic words--
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"We puny homers, as you call us, have some magic of our own," she said.
Fiction book (1990) -
They were petty and cruel and drank the magic of the land like wine.
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The magician amazed the audience with his incredible magic tricks during the show.
Synonyms
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8.2
Words believed to give someone magic power or make them unable to think clearly
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2.3
A clever act that looks like magic and entertains people
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7.0
A practice of using magic and spells to help or harm people
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4.2
A magic trick that makes something look impossible
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9.2
To use magic to control people or events, often to harm
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2.7
A performance that looks impossible and surprises people
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9.8
Beliefs about secret supernatural powers and practices
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7.5
Quick, skilled hand movements used to perform magic tricks or fool people
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5.2
Words people say or write to make magic happen
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8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
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9.9
Use of magic to harm or control people
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7.2
Ability to make things happen in ways that break natural rules
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8.8
Calling a spirit or devil using magic
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8.6
The practice of using magic, for example learning spells
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9.1
The use of magic and spells to do strange things
3
9.9
The study and practice of magic and secret powers
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9.9
A skill of quick hand tricks to fool people, like a magician
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5.8
Words said by a witch or wizard to make something happen
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9.9
Performing miracles by using magic, for example healing the sick
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9.4
Using special words and small actions to make magic happen
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4.9
A magic trick that seems to break natural rules to surprise and amuse people
1
9.9
A trick that looks like real magic and amazes people
Using magic to affect people or events
A practice of doing magic using spells and potions
Practices that try to use hidden powers like magic
Rituals that try to call or connect people with gods
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.7
An early projector that uses glass slides and a lamp to show images on a wall
- Specialized
1
9.2
A number of protons or neutrons that makes a nucleus especially stable
- Literature
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7.3
A style of writing or art that shows ordinary life with small magical events
- Specialized
1
7.2
A square grid of numbers whose rows, columns, and main diagonals add to the same total
- Slang
1
9.9
Clothes worn under other clothes that people believe bring luck or protection
- Specialized
A star symbol used in searches and commands to stand for many letters or words
- Slang
A belief that funny pictures or videos shared online that spread quickly can change what people think and do
How Supernatural
Surface Forms
Etymology
Magic comes from the Greek word magikos, and before that from the name of the Magi, who were 'wise men' or priests thought to use secret powers. So magic today means the power or art that looks like it uses those hidden or supernatural powers.