witch
/wɪt͡ʃ/
A person who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives; A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs; An ugly or unpleasant woman
- plural
- witches
Meanings
- 1
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives
She is a true witch!
Tatoeba · aandrusiak · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mary dressed up as a witch.
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- 2
A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs
- 3
An ugly or unpleasant woman
- 4
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching personrare
- 5
One given to mischief, especially a woman or childrare
- 6
A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versierarare
- 7
A storm petrelrare
- 8
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (witch flounder or Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic — Any of a number of flatfish of speciesrare
- 9
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (megrim), found in the North Atlantic — Any of a number of flatfish of speciesrare
- 10
Caulopsetta scapha (syn. Arnoglossus scapha), found near New Zealand — Any of a number of flatfish of speciesrare