Witch
noun
A woman who is believed to have magical powers, often associated with evil and sorcery.
In that spooky old mansion, lives an old witch according to the local legends.
Often appears as...
- witch hunt
- witch trials
noun
Used to refer to a woman who is very unpleasant or harmful.
Resentment for his superior was brewing in his mind who was a real witch in making his life miserable.
Often appears as...
- such a witch
- old witch
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A follower of the Wiccan religion.
She became a witch after finding solace in the teachings of Wiccan religion.
Often appears as...
- wiccan witch
- witch coven
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Technical
verb
To bewitch or enchant someone or something.
She witched him with her beauty.
Often appears as...
- witched by beauty
- witched into sleep
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Literary
noun
A certain type of fishing boat.
My grandfather owns a witch meant for lobster catching.
Often appears as...
- fishing witch
- witch boat
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Nautical
noun
A woman who is believed to have magical powers, often associated with evil and sorcery.
In that spooky old mansion, lives an old witch according to the local legends.
Often appears as...
- witch hunt
- witch trials
noun
Used to refer to a woman who is very unpleasant or harmful.
Resentment for his superior was brewing in his mind who was a real witch in making his life miserable.
Often appears as...
- such a witch
- old witch
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A follower of the Wiccan religion.
She became a witch after finding solace in the teachings of Wiccan religion.
Often appears as...
- wiccan witch
- witch coven
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To bewitch or enchant someone or something.
She witched him with her beauty.
Often appears as...
- witched by beauty
- witched into sleep
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A certain type of fishing boat.
My grandfather owns a witch meant for lobster catching.
Often appears as...
- fishing witch
- witch boat
Usage tips
Nautical
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Pro Tip 1/3Legendary Evil
Witches in tales often embody sinister characteristics and oppose the hero.
The witch in the fairy tale cursed the entire kingdom.
Pro Tip 2/3Halloween Icon
Witches are a popular figure during Halloween, symbolizing spookiness and magic.
She dressed up as a witch for the Halloween party.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Stereotype
The image of a witch on a broomstick is a common stereotype in Western culture.
Cartoons often show witches flying on broomsticks.
Pro Tip 1/3Legendary Evil
Witches in tales often embody sinister characteristics and oppose the hero.
The witch in the fairy tale cursed the entire kingdom.
Pro Tip 2/3Halloween Icon
Witches are a popular figure during Halloween, symbolizing spookiness and magic.
She dressed up as a witch for the Halloween party.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Stereotype
The image of a witch on a broomstick is a common stereotype in Western culture.
Cartoons often show witches flying on broomsticks.
Pro Tip 1/3Legendary Evil
Witches in tales often embody sinister characteristics and oppose the hero.
The witch in the fairy tale cursed the entire kingdom.
Pro Tip 2/3Halloween Icon
Witches are a popular figure during Halloween, symbolizing spookiness and magic.
She dressed up as a witch for the Halloween party.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Stereotype
The image of a witch on a broomstick is a common stereotype in Western culture.
Cartoons often show witches flying on broomsticks.
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
to reveal the truth of what was going on in the company, the company decided to go on a witch hunt for all sorts of former employees, myself included, to basically intimidate us from coming forward or talking to one another. And the scary thing, really, for me in this instance was the fact that it triggered,
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Flight Of The Conchords...
allo beautiful lady ladies having a picnic classic summer yet bit of racket sports records based sports especially those prepared to expand their diet and who's this interesting character that is that's a bird with the legs of a witch
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Why should you read...
She wrote, "When one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we're on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet,
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Ghanaian Witches PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
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Witches of Ghana PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
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Ghanian Witches PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
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Wicca PIPE National...
name witch and I suppose anyway I'd like to reclaim it as being a good word and a standing for all the things that I believe in she has her husband's complete support though he has no interest in witchcraft himself
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The dire state of...
for your healthcare obviously you're going to have people are going to stay outside the healthcare system and you'll take care but they're kicking themselves or into some witch doctor or something
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Mexican Witchcraft PIPE...
purses fly powered by wing of bat and tongue of pig witches bind hexes and black ribbon ready for burial and a human braid curses like these are all too familiar to doctor zabaleta as part
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Ugly History: Witch...
Though there was no evidence to support any of these claims, belief in witches became widespread. A witch hunt often began with a a failed harvest, a sick cow, or a stillborn child.
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
to reveal the truth of what was going on in the company, the company decided to go on a witch hunt for all sorts of former employees, myself included, to basically intimidate us from coming forward or talking to one another. And the scary thing, really, for me in this instance was the fact that it triggered,
Video examples
Flight Of The Conchords...
allo beautiful lady ladies having a picnic classic summer yet bit of racket sports records based sports especially those prepared to expand their diet and who's this interesting character that is that's a bird with the legs of a witch
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Why should you read...
She wrote, "When one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we're on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet,
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Ghanaian Witches PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
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Witches of Ghana PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
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Ghanian Witches PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
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Wicca PIPE National...
name witch and I suppose anyway I'd like to reclaim it as being a good word and a standing for all the things that I believe in she has her husband's complete support though he has no interest in witchcraft himself
Video examples
The dire state of...
for your healthcare obviously you're going to have people are going to stay outside the healthcare system and you'll take care but they're kicking themselves or into some witch doctor or something
Video examples
Mexican Witchcraft PIPE...
purses fly powered by wing of bat and tongue of pig witches bind hexes and black ribbon ready for burial and a human braid curses like these are all too familiar to doctor zabaleta as part
Video examples
Ugly History: Witch...
Though there was no evidence to support any of these claims, belief in witches became widespread. A witch hunt often began with a a failed harvest, a sick cow, or a stillborn child.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?
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Andreja Pejic
Australian Model
When I was little, the idea of waking up as a girl was like a fairytale. I had this idea that I'd meet a witch who would transform me. From the moment I found out that it was actually possible, I went to bed each night feeling that when it happens, it will be the best day of my life. And it was!
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
I was offered, within one year, three different witch roles. It was almost like the world was saying - or the studios were saying - 'We don't know what to do with you.
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Madchen Amick
American Actress
I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.
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Winona Ryder
American Actress
I did 'Beetlejuice,' and it was a big movie, but it didn't help my high-school experience. In fact, it made it worse. I was a freak and a witch.
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Stephanie Corneliussen
Danish Actress
My first paid acting gig in the States was playing a lizard-transforming, shape-shifting witch in 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters', I believe.
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Deborah Harkness
American Novelist
The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings.
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Adele
English Singer
I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.
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Zendaya
American Actress
My first part in a play was one of the witches in 'Macbeth.
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Fred Willard
American Comedian
The witch in 'Snow White' is a very scary image.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?
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Andreja Pejic
Australian Model
When I was little, the idea of waking up as a girl was like a fairytale. I had this idea that I'd meet a witch who would transform me. From the moment I found out that it was actually possible, I went to bed each night feeling that when it happens, it will be the best day of my life. And it was!
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
I was offered, within one year, three different witch roles. It was almost like the world was saying - or the studios were saying - 'We don't know what to do with you.
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Madchen Amick
American Actress
I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.
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Winona Ryder
American Actress
I did 'Beetlejuice,' and it was a big movie, but it didn't help my high-school experience. In fact, it made it worse. I was a freak and a witch.
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Stephanie Corneliussen
Danish Actress
My first paid acting gig in the States was playing a lizard-transforming, shape-shifting witch in 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters', I believe.
Quote examples
Deborah Harkness
American Novelist
The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings.
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Adele
English Singer
I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.
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Zendaya
American Actress
My first part in a play was one of the witches in 'Macbeth.
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Fred Willard
American Comedian
The witch in 'Snow White' is a very scary image.
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