witch

1. 1.

   cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

   Synonymshexbewitchglamourenchantjinx

   Broadercharm

   Narrowervoodoospell

Other forms of witch

plural

witches·

past tense

witched·

present participle

witching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about witch

What does witch mean?

witch means "a female sorcerer or magician". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in witch?

witch has 1 syllable: witch. In IPA it is /ˈwɪtʃ/.

What is another word for witch?

Close synonyms include enchantress, Wiccan, hag, beldam, beldame. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is witch a common word?

witch is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with witch?

1 word rhymes with witch. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.