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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024witch /wɪtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropology
- a person who is believed to practice magic, esp. black magic.
- an ugly or nasty woman.
witch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024witch (wich),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropologya person, now esp. a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic, esp. black magic or the black art;
sorceress. Cf. warlock. - an ugly or mean old woman;
hag:the old witch who used to own this building. - a person who uses a divining rod;
dowser.
v.t. - to bring by or as by witchcraft (often fol. by into, to, etc.):She witched him into going.
- [Archaic.]to affect as if by witchcraft;
bewitch;
charm.
v.i. - to prospect with a divining rod;
dowse.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or designed as protection against witches.
- bef. 900; Middle English wicche, Old English wicce (feminine; compare wicca(masculine) wizard; see wicked)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: witch /wɪtʃ/ n - a person, usually female, who practises or professes to practise magic or sorcery, esp black magic, or is believed to have dealings with the devil
- an ugly or wicked old woman
- a fascinating or enchanting woman
vb - a less common word for bewitch
Etymology: Old English wicca; related to Middle Low German wicken to conjure, Swedish vicka to move to and froˈwitchˌlike adj witch /wɪtʃ/ n - a flatfish, Pleuronectes (or Glyptocephalus) cynoglossus, of N Atlantic coastal waters, having a narrow greyish-brown body marked with tiny black spots: family Pleuronectidae (plaice, flounders, etc)
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from witch1, alluding to the appearance of the fish |