witch
noun
[ wɪtʃ ]
• a woman thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones, popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat and flying on a broomstick.
• an ugly or unpleasant woman.
• "he can marry the old witch for all I care"
Similar:
hag,
crone,
harpy,
harridan,
termagant,
she-devil,
battleaxe,
old bag,
old bat,
cow,
bitch,
targe,
scold,
• a woman who is bewitchingly attractive.
• an edible North Atlantic flatfish.
witch
verb
• cast an evil spell on.
• "Mrs Mucharski had somehow witched the house"
Origin:
Old English wicca (masculine), wicce (feminine), wiccian (verb); current senses of the verb are probably a shortening of bewitch.
