witch
790
4.1
- noun
- /wɪtʃ/
:
bruja
- The history of the Salem witch trials raises disturbing questions for our own time.
- witch hunt
- witch trials
- accused witch
You were accused of being a witch in a past life.
- You were accused of being a witch in a past life.
- Say, let us have the witch, she's got to go.
- So J Lith is the, is she the only witch that doesn't lose power?
- I didn't realize that like witches were just Wizards but girls.
- Of course, our main girl is a witch kind of undercover.
- Why don't you be like a witch or like a zombie witch?
- And there was this strange man or witch or witch wizard.
- Moss fit in better as much as a witch can fit in.
- Did I have like Blair Witch snap bubbles throughout?
- There's actually space between do I have a witch chin and a big nose.
- I saw The Lion, The Witch under the wardrobe.
- Shelly Rogers, the good witch when you were around her.
Examples
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The tale of the witch who turned Prince Charming into a frog still fascinates children.
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You were accused of being a witch in a past life.
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"I have a rush order here for a young lady witch who gave this as her address.
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It sounds like an evil witch, right?
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Once we believed in witches, now most of us don't.
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Shelly Rogers, the good witch when you were around her.
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Black cats were thought to be reincarnated witches or possessed by them.
Academic text (2015) -
Indian villagers told me they teemed with witches and eerie spirits.
Academic text (2012) -
In the story, the wicked witch cast a dark spell over the village.
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During Halloween, many children dress up as a witch with hats and robes.
Synonyms
14
8.2
A woman who uses magic to change things
9
8.6
A woman in stories who uses magic to control people
1
9.9
A woman believed to have magical powers who can cast spells
1
9.9
A woman who uses magic and casts spells
1
9.9
A woman who uses folk magic to heal and help people
A woman who tells the future, like an ancient oracle
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
85
7.7
A campaign to unfairly find and punish people for their beliefs or actions
A North American grass with thin, brush-like flower heads that often grows as a weed
A small fragrant shrub from the lower Mississippi valley with tiny flowers that bloom in winter and spring
A common shrub from eastern North America that makes small yellow flowers after its leaves fall
- US
A small shrub that loses its leaves in winter with white spring flowers and bright red or orange autumn leaves
- Specialized
A group of trees and shrubs that have flowers, including witch-hazel and sweetgum
How Powerful
- Literature
2
9.9
- Literature
9
8.6
- Literature
14
8.2
790
4.1
245
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word witch comes from an Old English word wicce for a woman who practiced magic, and it may be linked to the idea of 'knowledge', like wit or 'wise'. So a witch is someone with 'special knowledge' of magic, which is why the word means a woman with magical powers.