witches

witch

noun

witch

verb

{bc}to affect injuriously with {a_link|witchcraft}

witches' brew

noun

{bc}a potent or fearsome mixture

witch*es'-broom

noun

{bc}an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused especially by parasitic organisms (such as fungi, viruses, or aphids)

witches' Sabbath

noun

{bc}an assembly of witches, devils, and sorcerers for the celebration of rites and orgies

water witch

noun

{bc}one who dowses for water

witch of Agne*si

noun phrase

{bc}a plane cubic curve that is symmetric about the y-axis and approaches the x-axis as an asymptote and that has the equation {it}x{/it}{sup}2{/sup}{it}y{/it} = 4{it}a{/it}{sup}2{/sup}(2{it}a{/it} u2212 {it}y{/it})