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UK
/wˈɪtʃ/
]
[ US /ˈwɪtʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈwɪtʃ/ ]
NOUN
- an ugly evil-looking old woman
- a believer in Wicca
- a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- a female sorcerer or magician
VERB
- cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
How To Use witch In A Sentence
- Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
- A former BMX enthusiast, Moore switched to motocross a couple of years ago and he has since taken on gradually more difficult tasks.
- Once the bewitcher is unmasked they are then confronted and asked to call off the attack.
- He seemed nervous and twitchy as he came up close to Cleo, and rested a hand on the toe of her boot.
- The use of steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped ironmakers switch over from charcoal (limited in quantity) to coke, which is made from coal, in the smelting of pig iron.
- Of course, Whitty himself ain’t exactly a peach; he loves him some torture, and buries knives in bellies with minimal provocation; when it comes to witch-hunting, he’s of the “burn her alive now, ask questions … well, don’t really bother asking questions, it’s just so damn fun to burn people, let’s do it some more!” school. Cry of the Banshee « Skid Roche
- Histones physically control access to genes, and adding small functional groups such as acetyl or methyl units to them can selectively switch certain genes on and off. Innovations-report
- There was a little portable television switched on behind the bar.
- Mostly, however, she seems to be held in some kind of incommunicado status until they need a sound bite, and then they throw the power switch, download the text and out she spits it, with all the emotion of an automaton. Condi a Waste of Time
- In fact, little by little the term necromancy lost its strict meaning and was applied to all forms of black art, becoming closely associated with alchemy, witchcraft, and magic. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman