witch🔊

A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

A woman who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs.

(derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.

One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.

(geometry) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name ''versiera''.

A storm petrel.

Any of a number of flatfish of species:

(species), the witch flounder or Torbay sole, found in the North Atlantic.

(species) (megrim), found in the North Atlantic.

(species), found near New Zealand.

An Indomalayan butterfly, of (species), of the family (family).

To dowse for water.

To practise witchcraft.

To bewitch.

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.

(euphemism) A bitch.