Phrase Hound found 66 phrases and 80 compound words that contain witch. The most common are listed below. Open witch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 66
- witch doctorA person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.
- witch-huntA search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.
- water-witchA grebe
- witch hazelAny of several small deciduous trees, of the genus Hamamelis, having yellow flowers
- hedge witchFungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.
- witch hatA style of hat worn by witches in popular culture depictions, characterized by a conical crown and a wide brim.
- kitchen witchA homemade doll in the form of a stereotypical witch or crone, displayed in home kitchens as a good luck charm and to ward off bad spirits.
- witch houseA style of music characterized by chopped and screwed hip-hop soundscapes, industrial and noise experimentation, and the use of synthesizers, drum machines, obscure samples, droning repetition and heavily altered, ethereal, indiscernible …
- witch windowA window placed diagonally, with its long edge parallel to the roof, in the gable-end wall of a house (chiefly in Vermont in the United States), where a window oriented vertically or horizontally would not fit.
- witch-huntingEngagement in a witch-hunt; searching for witches or for evidence against them.
- black witchA witch who practices black magic.
- witch ballA hollow sphere of plain or stained glass hung in windows in 18th-century England to ward off evil spirits, witches' spells or ill fortune.
- witch hunterA person employed to find witches as part of a witch-hunt; a witchfinder.
- witch culta covert pagan religion believed to have persisted across medieval Europe, devoted to an ancient fertility god and persecuted by Christianity as witchcraft.
- witch ladderAlternative form of witch's ladder: In folk magic, a charm or talisman made from knotted or plaited cord or hair, with various things like feathers braided or knotted into it.
- white witchA witch who practises white magic.
- Witch of NovemberThe strong winds that frequently blow across the Great Lakes in autumn, caused by intense low atmospheric pressure.
- witch-huntyCharacteristic of a witch-hunt.
- witch crazeThe period from 15th to 18th centuries during which persecution of people as witches was prevalent in Europe and North America.
- cottage witchSynonym of kitchen witch: A homemade doll in the form of a stereotypical witch or crone, displayed in home kitchens as a good luck charm and to ward off bad spirits.
- half-witchA person, especially a woman, with one magical and one non-magical parent.
- shadow witchAny orchid in the genus Ponthieva.
- witch bottleA stoneware jug used as an amulet against witchcraft.
- witch bottlesplural of witch bottle: A stoneware jug used as an amulet against witchcraft.
- witch doctorsplural of witch doctor: A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.
Compound words 80
- witchcraftThe practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
- witcherA dowser.
- bewitchTo cast a spell upon.
- witchgrassAny of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
- witchfinderA person employed to carry out witch-hunts and identify witches.
- witchwoodSynonym of mountain ash (“Sorbus aucuparia”).
- witchdoctorAlternative form of witch doctor: A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.
- witchieDiminutive of witch: A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.
- witchworkWitchcraft.
- archwitchA very powerful witch.