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Meaning of "witchknot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITCHKNOT

witchknot  [ˈwɪtʃˌnɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITCHKNOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Witchknot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WITCHKNOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of witchknot in the English dictionary

The definition of witchknot in the dictionary is a knot of hair. Other definition of witchknot is a knot made by a witch to cast or ward off a spell.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITCHKNOT


Arbuthnot
ɑːˈbʌθnɒt
bowknot
ˈbəʊˌnɒt
cannot
ˈkænɒt
interknot
ˌɪntəˈnɒt
knot
nɒt
not
nɒt
reknot
riːˈnɒt
slipknot
ˈslɪpˌnɒt
snot
snɒt
topknot
ˈtɒpˌnɒt
unknot
ʌnˈnɒt
whatnot
ˈwɒtˌnɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITCHKNOT

witchbroom
witchcraft
witchen
witcheries
witchery
witches´ brew
witches´ butter
witches´ Sabbath
witches´-besom
witches´-broom
witchetty
witchetty grub
witchgrass
witchhood
witching
witching hour
witchingly
witchlike
witchweed
witchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITCHKNOT

black knot
butterfly knot
double knot
fisherman´s knot
flat knot
French knot
Gordian knot
granny knot
loop knot
love knot
lover´s knot
overhand knot
prusik knot
reef knot
square knot
surgeon´s knot
sword knot
tie the knot
true-lovers´ knot
Windsor knot

Synonyms and antonyms of witchknot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «witchknot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITCHKNOT

Find out the translation of witchknot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of witchknot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «witchknot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

witchknot
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

witchknot
570 millions of speakers

English

witchknot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

witchknot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

witchknot
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

witchknot
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

witchknot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

witchknot
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

witchknot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Witchknot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

witchknot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

witchknot
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

witchknot
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Witchknot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

witchknot
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

witchknot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचकोट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

witchknot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

witchknot
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

witchknot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

witchknot
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

witchknot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

witchknot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

witchknot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

witchknot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

witchknot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of witchknot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITCHKNOT»

The term «witchknot» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.778 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about witchknot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITCHKNOT»

Discover the use of witchknot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to witchknot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Maximum Rocknroll
0|>Cll^ -Imprecation" EP (A Classic • back in press one last time) HOLD WITCHKNOT URKO. HARD TO SWALLOW, MANFAT. LOS CRUDOS. SUFFER . DOOM. " DAMAGE: EUR / WORLD wiiipor (POSTPAID) UK (SURFACE) (AIR) website for ...
‎2000
2
Blackwood's Magazine
But Aithne answered him not, for she was singing a song of witchery: and she sang in a low voice and sweet, and as she sang she weaved a witchknot upon the air with both her hands. And immediately there came a little mist upon the shore, ...
‎1914
3
The Edinburgh Annual Register
... in sudden fits, Touches the shrill notes of his evening flute : The chaflinch, that o'erspreads her nest with moss Of the same kind that doth the tree emboss; And the small wren, that forms her secret home 0ft in the witchknot ofa birchen tree, ...
‎1824
4
The Edinburgh Annual Register
... in sudden fits, Touches the shrill notes of his evening flute : The chaffinch, that o'erepreads her nest with moss Of the same kind that doth the tree emboss ; And the small wren, that forms her secret home Oft in the witchknot of a birchen tree, ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1824
5
The Scots Magazine ...
... chatfinch, that o'erspreads her nest with moss 0f the same kind that doth the tree emboss ; And the small wren, that forms her socret home 0ft in the witchknot of a birchen tree, And roofs it over like arural dome, To 'scape the magpie's glance.
‎1823
6
The Dragons of Babel
Each partition in turn contained a short length of rope tied into a witchknot, and each witch-knot different. Dame Serena lightly touched four knots at the cardinal points of the tray. “These are the Anemoi, according to the Greek system: Boreas  ...
Michael Swanwick, 2008
7
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany
... that o'erspreads her nest with moss Of the same kind that doth the tree ein- boss ; And the small wren, that forms her se- • cret home * • Oft in the witchknot of a birchen tree, And roofs it tiver like a rural dome, To 'scape the magpie's glance.
‎1823
8
Aladore
And Aithne said how it was there of great necessity : for she set it there to be a witchknot, to draw her love to her by shepherd's magic. Then many times he broke the thread and cast it on the ground, and always when he came again the knot ...
Sir Henry John Newbolt, 1915
9
The Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway ...
.Witchknot. .. . The following work is necessary 44. .Witchmeal. . . . Unless work can be finished by 45. . Witchwood Unless work is begun at once . . . • 46. . Withamite. . . . Unless work is carefully done 47 . . Withernam We are working with all ...
American Railway Association, 1906
10
Once a Witch
She must have drawn her own blood here.” I don't want to look, but I do. In the pad ofmy grandmother's thumb is a bright red pinprick. “And then she mixed it in with valerian root and witchknot and she must have drunk it. All because Rowena  ...
Carolyn MacCullough, 2010

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITCHKNOT»

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A world of his own
Marcks also has plans for a sequel. The book is available for $20 at http://www.witchknots.com and at the Market Block Books in Troy. Jackson Wang is a Times ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Witchknot [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/witchknot>. May 2024 ».
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