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Meaning and definition for "witch" word

[noun] a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
[noun] a female sorcerer or magician
[noun] an ugly evil-looking old woman
[verb] cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
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\Witch\, n. [Cf. {Wick} of a lamp.] A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper. [Prov. Eng.]
\Witch\, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. w[=i]tiga, w[=i]tga, a soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.] 1. One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; -- now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well. There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a witch. --Wyclif (Acts viii. 9). He can not abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's a witch. --Shak. 2. An ugly old woman; a hag. --Shak. 3. One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; -- said especially of a woman or child. [Colloq.] 4. (Geom.) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The stormy petrel. {Witch balls}, a name applied to the interwoven rolling masses of the stems of herbs, which are driven by the winds over the steppes of Tartary. Cf. {Tumbleweed}. --Maunder (Treas. of Bot.) {Witches' besoms} (Bot.), tufted and distorted branches of the silver fir, caused by the attack of some fungus. --Maunder (Treas. of Bot.) {Witches' butter} (Bot.), a name of several gelatinous cryptogamous plants, as {Nostoc commune}, and {Exidia glandulosa}. See {Nostoc}. {Witch grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum capillare}) with minute spikelets on long, slender pedicels forming a light, open panicle. {Witch meal} (Bot.), vegetable sulphur. See under {Vegetable}.
\Witch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Witched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Witching}.] [AS. wiccian.] To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant. [I 'll] witch sweet ladies with my words and looks. --Shak. Whether within us or without The spell of this illusion be That witches us to hear and see. --Lowell.

Synonyms for witch

beldam, beldame, bewitch, crone, enchant, enchantress, glamour, hag, hex, jinx

See also: becharm | charm | coven | imaginary being | imaginary creature | occultist | old woman | pythoness | spell | voodoo | warlock |

The fun area, different aproach to word »witch«

Let's analyse "witch" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: HCTIW. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: witch: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: witch: 5 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 8 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
H (1) 8 Strength Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
W (1) 23 King of Wands Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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