Hex
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

noun


(2)   An evil spell
"A witch put a curse on his whole family"
"He put the whammy on me"

verb


(3)   Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
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Etymology 1


From , from . Noun appears later, in the early twentieth century. Compare German .

Noun



  1. An evil spell or curse.
  2. A witch.
  3. A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).
 
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