witches 1 of 2

noun

plural of witch
1
as in sorcerers
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers the 17th-century house had once belonged to a woman who was hanged as a witch

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as in hags
a mean or ugly old woman a foul-tempered old witch who is constantly at odds with her neighbors

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as in mages
a person skilled in using supernatural forces freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches

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witches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of witch, archaic
as in charms
to attract or delight as if by magic the woman did witch me with her gentle smile

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Recent Examples of witches
Noun
Hex marks the spot for sisters Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as unlucky-in-love witches. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026 Sarah Paulson will return as Cordelia Goode, the Supreme of the New Orleans witches. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 June 2026 For Szabo’s freaky, compact masterpiece is not explicitly about witches. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026 Conjuring Nightfall For the witches and lovers of nostalgic decor, look no further than the Conjuring Nightfall collection. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026 Produced by Diablo Cody, Forbidden Fruits stars Lili Reinhart as Apple, the leader of a cult of witches in a Texas shopping mall. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 June 2026 As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Sarah Paulson will return as Cordelia Goode, the Supreme of the New Orleans witches, who was last seen paving the way for the ascent of Billie Lourd's Mallory to replace her. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 There are also straw and copper pendants made in Tangier, whose form Deniot likens to witches’ brooms, as well as portraits of a young Napoleon and Henri d’Orléans, Duke of Aumale, both of whom have close ties to the watercress farm. — Ian Phillips, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
Verb
Are the owners actually witches? — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Last year, Kardashians decorations took a spookier turn, with the reality star’s house being decorated with creepy floating ghosts, witches brooms and piles of pumpkins in shades of traditional orange — plus green, white and hues of brown — and covered in sprawling vines. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witches
  1. sorcerers
  2. hags
  3. mages
  4. charms
  5. sorceresses
  6. magicians
  7. fascinates
  8. wizards
Noun
  • Indeed, the sequel to the fan-favorite 1998 film, in which Bullock and Kidman play sister sorcerers, will hit theaters this September.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026
  • An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of sorcerers
Noun
  • The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of hags
Noun
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of mages
Verb
  • Elle Woods, the headstrong sorority girl turned Harvard Law student played by Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 film, charms her way into the Ivy League law school through relentless studying and an out-of-the-box admissions video essay.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • The resort still charms visitors with a taste of Austria, including its on-site von Trapp Brewery and Alpine-style cheese fondue.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Definition of charms
Noun
  • Meg Foster originated the live-action role of Evil Lyn — one of Skeletor's sinister sorceresses — in the 1987 movie.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Back at Montecalvo — where the surviving sorceresses are still picking up the pieces after the battle with Vilgefortz — things are calmer, though the stakes are arguably even higher.
    — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of sorceresses
Noun
  • Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of magicians
Verb
  • There is something magical about a firefly that fascinates young and old alike.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • There is something about the play Harvey that fascinates me, especially for right now.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Definition of fascinates
Noun
  • After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home.
    — Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of wizards

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