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witch
  1. A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or (archaic outside dialects and Wicca) man who practices witchcraft.
    1. (now usually particularly) A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
  2. (derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.
  3. One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
  4. One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.
  5. (geometry) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
  6. The stormy petrel.
  7. Any of a number of flatfish:
    1. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic.
    2. Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (megrim), found in the North Atlantic.
    3. Arnoglossus scapha, found near New Zealand.
  8. The Indomalayan butterfly Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “This is the tale of a witch and her magical pasta pot, a pot that runs out of control when Strega Nona leaves Big Anthony alone in her house.”
      “What right has a nasty old witch like her to expect people to help her put out a fire?”
witchery
  1. (uncountable) Witchcraft.
  2. (countable) An act of witchcraft.
  3. (uncountable, figuratively) Allure, charm, magic.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Her ethereal presence and enchanting smile possess a witchery that captivates everyone around her.”
      “She was known for her unparalleled witchery, able to summon spirits and cast powerful spells.”
      “I don't necessarily have a green thumb, but with my interest in kitchen witchery, I try to keep some herbs and other small plants growing.”
witchcraft
  1. The practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Pete claims they can put a curse on you, similar to the curses or hexes described by voodoo, witchcraft, or a good mummy story.”
      “He believes absolutely in the objective reality of the supernatural world and of witchcraft and magic.”
      “There has been a resurgence of the practice of African magic and witchcraft in a number of Kenyan communities.”
witch
  1. A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This is the tale of a witch and her magical pasta pot, a pot that runs out of control when Strega Nona leaves Big Anthony alone in her house.”
      “What right has a nasty old witch like her to expect people to help her put out a fire?”
witchfinder
  1. (historical) a person employed to carry out witch-hunts and identify witches.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Sir Thomas Legg, the former civil servant charged with conducting the audit, turned out to be a modern witchfinder general.”
      “Their nemesis was lawyer Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General, who brutally executed 68 souls in Bury St Edmunds alone.”
      “Although he was never appointed by Parliament, he gave himself the title of Witchfinder General.”
witchcraftsman
  1. (humorous) A practitioner of witchcraft.
witching
witchiness
  1. The quality of being witchy.
witchkind
  1. Witches collectively.
witchlet
  1. (fantasy) A young witch.
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witchling
  1. (fantasy) A young witch.
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witchcraftsmen
  1. plural of witchcraftsman
witchfinders
  1. plural of witchfinder
witchcrafts
  1. plural of witchcraft
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  3. Examples:
    1. “At least that's what many fortune tellers inside Mexico City's witchcrafts market, Mercado de Sonora, predict.”
      “He's invoked in hundreds of formulas for the protection from witchcrafts and black magic works.”
      “Some of them repent for their guilt, some others set themselves free from witchcrafts.”
witchlings
witchlets
witchings
witcheries
witches
  1. plural of witch
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He travels to a remote island where he uncovers a coven of witches engaged in outdoor orgies and human sacrifice.”
      “I was just about to rid myself of the coven of witches and now they've relaxed themselves back into their seats.”
      “It was a massive castle made of stone and large enough to house almost 20 separate covens, nearly 1,000 witches!”
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