English-Thai Dictionary
witch
N แม่มด enchantress sorceress wizard mea-mod
witch doctor
N หมอผี (ใน แอฟริกา และ อเมริกา กลาง ใต้ (โดยเฉพาะ ใน เผ่า ต่างๆ ทำ หน้า ที่ รักษา โรค ติดต่อ กับ วิญญาณ หรือ เทพเจ้า และ ใช้ เวทมนตร์ ทำ สิ่ง ต่างๆ shaman mor-pe
witch hazel
N พืช ไม้พุ่ม พวก Hamamelis virginniana พบ แถบ อเมริกา เหนือ
witch-hunt
N การ สอบสวน และ เปิดเผย แผนการ กบฏ หรือ ศัตรู ทางการเมือง (มัก เป็น การอาศัย หลักฐาน ที่ คลุมเครือ หรือ แค่ ความสงสัย เท่านั้น kan-sob-suan-lea-poed-poi-pan-kong-ka-bod
witchcraft
N การ ใช้ เวทมนตร์ คาถา sorcery witchery magic kan-chai-wed-mon-ka-ta
witchery
N การ ใช้ เวทมนตร์ คาถา sorcery witchcraft magic kan-chai-wed-mon-ka-ta
witching
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ใช้ เวทมนตร์ คาถา หรือ เสน่ห์ kiao-kab-kan-chai-wed-mon-ka-ta
witching
N การ ใช้ เวทมนตร์ คาถา (ทาง วรรณ คดี ปัจจุบัน ไม่ ค่อย ใช้ kan-chai-wed-mon-ka-ta
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WITCH
n. 1. A woman who by compact with the devil, practices sorcery or enchantment.
2. A woman who is given to unlawful arts.
3. A winding sinuous bank.
WITCH
v.t.To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant. Ill witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.
WITCHCRAFT
[witch and craft. ] 1. The practices of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with the devil.
2. Power more than natural.
He hath a witchcraft over the king ins tongue.
WITCH-ELM
n.A kind of elm.
WITCHERY
n. 1. Sorcery; enchantment.
2. Fascination.
WITCH-HAZEL
n. 1. A species of elm, (Ulmus montana. )
2. The hop-hornbeam, (carpinus ostrya.)
The Virginian witch-hazel is the Hamemelis virginica, a shrub which flowers in autumn when its leaves are falling.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WITCH
Witch, n. Etym: [Cf. Wick of a lamp. ]
Defn: A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper. [Prov. Eng. ]
WITCH
Witch, n. Etym: [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem. , wicca, masc. ; perhaps the same word as AS. witiga, witga, a soothsayer (cf. Wiseacre ); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch. ]
1. One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; -- now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well. There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a witch. Wyclif (Acts viii. 9 ). He can not abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's a witch. Shak.
2. An ugly old woman; a hag. Shak.
3. One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; -- said especially of a woman or child. [Colloq. ]
4. (Geom.)
Defn: A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The stormy petrel. Witch balls, a name applied to the interwoven rolling masses of the stems of herbs, which are driven by the winds over the steppes of Tartary. Cf. Tumbleweed. Maunder (Treas. of Bot. ) -- Witches' besoms (Bot. ), tufted and distorted branches of the silver fir, caused by the attack of some fungus. Maunder (Treas. of Bot. ) -- Witches' butter (Bot. ), a name of several gelatinous cryptogamous plants, as Nostoc commune, and Exidia glandulosa. See Nostoc. -- Witch grass (Bot. ), a kind of grass (Panicum capillare ) with minute spikelets on long, slender pedicels forming a light, open panicle. -- Witch meal (Bot. ), vegetable sulphur. See under Vegetable.
WITCH
Witch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Witched; p. pr. & vb. n. Witching. ] Etym: [AS. wiccian.]
Defn: To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant. [I 'll ] witch sweet ladies with my words and looks. Shak. Whether within us or without The spell of this illusion be That witches us to hear and see. Lowell.
WITCHCRAFT
Witch "craft `, n. Etym: [AS. wiccecræft.]
1. The practices or art of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits.
2. Power more than natural; irresistible influence. He hath a witchcraft Over the king in 's tongue. Shak.
WITCH-ELM
WITCH-ELM Witch "-elm `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: See Wych-elm.
WITCHERY
Witch "er *y, n; pl. Witcheries (.
1. Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft. Great Comus, Deep skilled in all his mother's witcheries. Milton. A woman infamous. .. for witcheries. Sir W. Scott.
2. Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment. He never felt The witchery of the soft blue sky. Wordsworth. The dear, dear witchery of song. Bryant.
WITCH-HAZEL
Witch "-ha `zel, n. Etym: [See Wych-elm, and Hazel. ] (Bot. )
Defn: The wych-elm. (b ) An American shrub or small tree (Hamamelis Virginica ), which blossoms late in autumn.
WITCHING
WITCHING Witch "ing, a.
Defn: That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or witchcraft; bewitching. "The very witching time of night. " Shak. -- Witch "ing *ly, adv.
WITCH-TREE
WITCH-TREE Witch "-tree `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: The witch-hazel.
WITCHUCK
WITCHUCK Wit "chuck `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sand martin, or bank swallow. [Prov. Eng. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
witch
witch |wiCH wɪtʃ | ▶noun 1 a woman thought to have evil magic powers. Witches are popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat, and flying on a broomstick. • a follower or practitioner of modern witchcraft; a Wiccan priest or priestess. • informal an ugly or unpleasant old woman; a hag. • a girl or woman capable of enchanting or bewitching a man. 2 an edible North Atlantic flatfish that is of some commercial value. [Glyptocephalus cynoglossus, family Pleuronectidae. ] ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a witch ) cast an evil spell on: Mrs. Mucharski had somehow witched the house. • (of a girl or woman ) enchant (a man ): she witched Jake. PHRASES as cold as (or colder than ) a witch's tit vulgar slang very cold. DERIVATIVES witch like |-ˌlīk |adjective, witch y adjective ORIGIN Old English wicca (masculine ), wicce (feminine ), wiccian (verb ); current senses of the verb are probably a shortening of bewitch .
witch ball
witch ball ▶noun a ball of decorated, typically coloured or silvered glass, originally used as a charm against witchcraft.
witchcraft
witch craft |ˈwiCHˌkraft ˌwɪtʃˌkræft | ▶noun the practice of magic, esp. black magic; the use of spells and the invocation of spirits. See also Wicca.
witch doctor
witch doc tor |ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktər | ▶noun (among tribal peoples ) a magician credited with powers of healing, divination, and protection against the magic of others.
witch elm
witch elm ▶noun variant spelling of wych elm.
witchery
witch er y |ˈwiCHərē ˈwɪtʃəri | ▶noun the practice of magic: warding off evil spirits and acts of witchery. • compelling power exercised by beauty, eloquence, or other attractive or fascinating qualities.
witches' broom
witch es' broom ▶noun dense twiggy growth in a tree caused by infection with fungus (esp. rusts ), mites, or viruses.
witches' butter
witches' but ¦ter ▶noun [ mass noun ] a black gelatinous European fungus which forms folded cup-like masses on dead wood. ●Exidia plana, family Tremellaceae, class Hymenomycetes.
witches' sabbath
witch es' sab bath ▶noun see sabbath ( sense 2 ).
witchetty
witchetty |ˈwɪtʃɪti |(also witchetty grub ) ▶noun ( pl. witchetties ) a large whitish wood-eating larva of a beetle or moth, eaten by some Aborigines. ORIGIN from Adnyamathanha wityu ‘hooked stick (for extracting grubs )’ + varti ‘grub ’.
witchgrass
witch grass |ˈwiCHˌgras ˈwɪtʃˌɡræs |(also witch grass ) ▶noun a tough creeping grass that can become an invasive weed. [● couch grass. ● a North American grass (Panicum capillare, family Gramineae ).]
witch hazel
witch ha zel |ˈwɪtʃ ˌheɪzəl | ▶noun a shrub with fragrant yellow flowers that is widely grown as an ornamental. American species flower in autumn, and Asian species in winter. [Genus Hamamelis, family Hamamelidaceae: several species, esp. H. virginiana, which is the source of the lotion. ] • an astringent lotion made from the bark and leaves of this plant. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: witch, variant of wych (see wych elm ).
witch-hunt
witch-hunt |ˈwɪtʃ ˌhənt | ▶noun historical a search for and subsequent persecution of a supposed witch. • informal a campaign directed against a person or group holding unorthodox or unpopular views. DERIVATIVES witch-hunt ing noun
witching
witch ing |ˈwiCHiNG wɪtʃɪŋ | ▶noun the practice of witchcraft. PHRASES the witching hour midnight (with reference to the belief that witches are active and magic takes place at that time ). [with allusion to the witching time of night from Shakespeare's Hamlet ( iii. ii. 377 ).]
witchweed
witch weed |ˈwiCHˌwēd ˈwɪtʃˌwid | ▶noun a small parasitic plant that attaches itself to the roots of other plants. Native to the Old World tropics and southern Africa, it has been introduced into North America and can cause serious damage to crops such as corn and sugar. [Genus Striga, family Scrophulariaceae. ]
Oxford Dictionary
witch
witch |wɪtʃ | ▶noun 1 a woman thought to have evil magic powers, popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat, and flying on a broomstick. • a follower or practitioner of modern witchcraft; a Wiccan priest or priestess. 2 informal an ugly or unpleasant old woman. 3 a girl or woman who is bewitchingly attractive. 4 an edible North Atlantic flatfish. ●Glyptocephalus cynoglossus, family Pleuronectidae. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cast an evil spell on: Mrs Mucharski had somehow witched the house. • (of a girl or woman ) enchant (a man ): she witched Jake. DERIVATIVES witchlike adjective, witchy adjective ( witchier, witchiest ) ORIGIN Old English wicca (masculine ), wicce (feminine ), wiccian (verb ); current senses of the verb are probably a shortening of bewitch .
witch ball
witch ball ▶noun a ball of decorated, typically coloured or silvered glass, originally used as a charm against witchcraft.
witchcraft
witch |craft |ˈwɪtʃkrɑːft | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells and the invocation of spirits. See also Wicca.
witch doctor
witch doc ¦tor ▶noun (among tribal peoples ) a magician credited with powers of healing, divination, and protection against the magic of others.
witch elm
witch elm ▶noun variant spelling of wych elm.
witchery
witch |ery |ˈwɪtʃ (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of magic: warding off evil spirits and acts of witchery. • compelling power exercised by beauty, eloquence, or other attractive or fascinating qualities.
witches' broom
witches' broom ▶noun [ mass noun ] dense twiggy growth in a tree caused by infection with fungus (especially rusts ), mites, or viruses.
witches' butter
witches' but ¦ter ▶noun [ mass noun ] a black gelatinous European fungus which forms folded cup-like masses on dead wood. ●Exidia plana, family Tremellaceae, class Hymenomycetes.
witches' sabbath
witches' sab |bath ▶noun see sabbath ( sense 2 ).
witchetty
witchetty |ˈwɪtʃɪti |(also witchetty grub ) ▶noun ( pl. witchetties ) a large whitish wood-eating larva of a beetle or moth, eaten by some Aborigines. ORIGIN from Adnyamathanha wityu ‘hooked stick (for extracting grubs )’ + varti ‘grub ’.
witch grass
witch grass ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tough creeping grass that can become an invasive weed: ● couch grass. ● (also old witch grass ) a North American grass (Panicum capillare, family Gramineae ).
witch hazel
witch hazel (also wych hazel ) ▶noun a shrub with fragrant yellow flowers which is widely grown as an ornamental. American species flower in autumn and Asian species in winter. ●Genus Hamamelis, family Hamamelidaceae: several species, especially H. virginiana, which is the source of the lotion. • [ mass noun ] an astringent lotion made from the bark and leaves of the witch hazel. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: witch, variant of wych (see wych elm ).
witch-hunt
witch-hunt ▶noun a campaign directed against a person or group holding views considered unorthodox or a threat to society: he claimed he was the victim of a media witch-hunt. DERIVATIVES witch-hunting noun
witching
witch |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of witchcraft. PHRASES the witching hour midnight (with reference to the belief that witches are active and magic takes place at that time ). [with allusion to the witching time of night from Shakespeare's Hamlet ( iii. ii. 377 ).]
witchweed
witch |weed ▶noun [ mass noun ] a small parasitic plant which attaches itself to the roots of other plants. Native to the Old World tropics and southern Africa, it can cause serious damage to crops such as maize and sugar. ●Genus Striga, family Scrophulariaceae.
American Oxford Thesaurus
witch
witch noun 1 the witch cast a spell: sorceress, enchantress, necromancer; Wiccan; archaic pythoness. 2 informal she's a nasty old witch: hag, crone, harpy, harridan, she-devil; informal battle-ax.
witchcraft
witchcraft noun they've practiced witchcraft on this island for centuries: sorcery, black magic, white magic, magic, witching, witchery, wizardry; spells, incantations; Wicca; rare thaumaturgy.
Oxford Thesaurus
witch
witch noun 1 sorceress, enchantress, occultist, necromancer, Wiccan; archaic beldam; rare hex, pythoness. 2 informal she's a right old witch: hag, crone, harpy, harridan, termagant, she-devil; informal battleaxe, old bag; archaic scold.
witchcraft
witchcraft noun sorcery, black magic, the black arts, the occult, occultism, wizardry, witching, necromancy, voodooism, voodoo, hoodoo, wonder-working, divination; Wicca, white magic, natural magic; NZ makutu; rare thaumaturgy, theurgy, the old religion, witchery, demonry, diablerie, sortilege.
witch doctor
witch doctor noun medicine man, shaman, healer; Austral. boyla; in southern Africa sangoma; in Hawaii kahuna; in Greenland angekok.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
witch
witch /wɪtʃ /名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /C 1 (おとぎ話の )魔女 , 魔法使い 〘先のとがった黒い帽子をかぶり, 邪悪な魔法を使うとされる; 男性形はwizard 〙▸ a wicked [good ] witch 邪悪な [良い ]魔女 .2 ｟くだけて ｠ばばあ (!年取った )女性を侮辱して言う ) .3 魔法の力を持つとされる人 .4 ｟くだけて ｠魅力的な女 .c ó lder than a w í tch's t ì t ｟話 おどけて けなして ｠とても寒い .動詞 他動詞 1 …に魔法をかける ; 〖～ A into B 〗Aを魔法でBに変える .2 …を魅惑する .～́ b à ll ミラーボール ; ウィッチボール 〘魔女よけとして窓辺につるした中空の色つきガラス玉 〙.～́ d ò ctor (主にアフリカの )まじない医者, 呪術治療師 .～́ è lm 〘植 〙(北 西ヨーロッパ産の )ニレ属の一種 .W ì tches' S á bbath 〖しばしばw - s- 〗悪魔の宴 〘魔女や悪魔が年1回真夜中に集まって飲み騒ぐとされた 〙.～́ h à zel 傷薬 ; マンサク 〘その原料となる木 〙.～́ ing h ò ur 〖the ～〗真夜中 〘魔女が横行するという 〙.
witchcraft
w í tch cr à ft 名詞 U 1 魔法, 魔術 .2 人を魅了する力, 魔力 .
witch-hunt
w í tch-h ù nt 名詞 C 魔女狩り 〘比喩的に反対派などへの迫害もさす 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary