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witch

noun verb

A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
H
Contains
ITC
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/wɪtʃ/

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Meaning

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noun

  1. A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft.

  2. An ugly or unpleasant woman.

    “I hate that old witch.”

  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. 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:

  8. The Indomalayan butterfly Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.

verb

  1. To practise witchcraft.

  2. To bewitch.

  3. To dowse for water.

noun

  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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Example Sentences

I hate that old witch.

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