Witch (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)
WordNet
noun
(1) A being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
(2) A female sorcerer or magician
(3) An ugly evil-looking old woman
(4) A believer in Wicca
verb
(5) Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From Old English wiċċa , wiċċe , from , from .
Noun
- A man who practises witchcraft.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.8:
- And som of hem lough [Merlin] to scorne, as kyng Lot, and mo other called hym a wytche.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.8:
- A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
- An ugly or unpleasant woman.
- I hate that old witch.
Synonyms
- An ugly or unpleasant woman.
- See Wikisaurus:old woman, Wikisaurus:ugly person
Noun
- An Atlantic flatfish, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus; Torbay sole.
Verb
- To practise witchcraft
- 'It approaches the witching hour'.
- To bewitch
- To dowse for water