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Meaning of "witchlike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITCHLIKE

witchlike  [ˈwɪtSˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITCHLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Witchlike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WITCHLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of witchlike in the English dictionary

The definition of witchlike in the dictionary is suggestive of the magical art or power attributed to witches. Other definition of witchlike is resembling the traditional image of a witch as an ugly old woman.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITCHLIKE


boxlike
ˈbɒksˌlaɪk
businesslike
ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk
fencelike
ˈfɛnsˌlaɪk
forceps-like
ˈfɔːsɪpsˌlaɪk
foxlike
ˈfɒksˌlaɪk
fungus-like
ˈfʌŋɡəsˌlaɪk
furnace-like
ˈfɜːnɪsˌlaɪk
glasslike
ˈɡlɑːsˌlaɪk
grasslike
ˈɡrɑːsˌlaɪk
harness-like
ˈhɑːnɪsˌlaɪk
horselike
ˈhɔːsˌlaɪk
lacelike
ˈleɪsˌlaɪk
mouselike
ˈmaʊsˌlaɪk
princelike
ˈprɪnsˌlaɪk
purselike
ˈpɜːsˌlaɪk
Tardis-like
ˈtɑːdɪsˌlaɪk
trancelike
ˈtrɑːnsˌlaɪk
virus-like
ˈvaɪərəsˌlaɪk
waltzlike
ˈwɔːltsˌlaɪk
waxlike
ˈwæksˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITCHLIKE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITCHLIKE

brushlike
deathlike
dislike
doughlike
earthlike
fishlike
heathlike
leechlike
marshlike
mouthlike
ostrichlike
sighlike
spinachlike
starchlike
suchlike
switchlike
sylphlike
toothlike
torchlike
truthlike
wraithlike

Synonyms and antonyms of witchlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «witchlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITCHLIKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

witchlike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de bruja
570 millions of speakers

English

witchlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

witchlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

witchlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

witchlike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

witchlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

witchlike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

witchlike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Witchlike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hexen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

witchlike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

witchlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Witchlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

witchlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

witchlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

witchlike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stregonesca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

witchlike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

witchlike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

witchlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

witchlike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

witchlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

witchlike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

witchlike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of witchlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITCHLIKE»

The term «witchlike» is used very little and occupies the 181.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITCHLIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «witchlike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «witchlike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about witchlike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITCHLIKE»

Discover the use of witchlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to witchlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The King's Indian: Stories and Tales
At once both the witchlike person and the dog looked up at her. For an instant the witchlike person was thrown, but only for an instant. “Never!” she cried, her lean lips trembling and her eyes so ferociously green with evil that Queen Louisa was  ...
John Gardner, 2010
2
Street Mime
But when they whirl the chair to show the customer how she looks in the mirror, she is so horrified that her face refreezes into a noteably witchlike grimace. Receptionist whips off the "shower curtain" cloth. Owner extends hand for payment.
James W. Gousseff, 1993
3
French Fairy Tales: A Jungian Approach
THE QUEEN'S WITCHLIKE ADUMBRATIO. Let us note that when the queen first met the enfeebled king, knowing exactly how to attack his vulnerability/ woundedness, she pretended to bond with him in their mutual sorrow. His ailing mental ...
Bettina L. Knapp, 2012
4
New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology: ...
As a "masculine" mother in this world, Margaret comes to possess a witchlike power. She is an ohject of desire in a world where fathers die prematurely; she is a vehicle for "upstart"amhitions in a world where kings fail to rule. Later her powers ...
Brian P. Levack, 2001
5
Jung, My Mother and I: The Analytic Diaries of Catharine ...
The dream with the wasp flying in is a symbol of magic, a witchlike effect which belongs to the witch quality of every woman, that tail with the poisonous arrowhead. I said that I didn't think I was by nature witchlike or laid traps for people.
Catharine Rush Cabot, Jane Cabot Reid, 2001
6
The Mahabharata, Volume 2: Book 2: The Book of Assembly; ...
Saryata now wandered by with his tribe.104 He settled down there neighboring him. His sons at play, holding the worn-out and witchlike man for worthless, pelted him with clods of earth. He got angry at the Saryatas. He brought disharmony to ...
Johannes Adrianus Bernardus Buitenen, J. A. B. van Buitenen, 1981
7
Understanding the Scarlet Letter: A Student Casebook to ...
Sexuality, mirth, and creative art are seen not as human, but as witchlike. Brown represents Puritanism in a very real sense. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester, for example, despite all evidence to the contrary — her upright life and her charity to the ...
Claudia Durst Johnson, 1995
8
House and Garden
witchlike. glitter of silver birches. Yet the pools themselves are liquid sunshine, for they terious radiance about the south— were so placed as to catch every drop of light, and Nature'has given them the power to. 245 House and Garden.
‎1904
9
Stroheim
Stroheim employed an old crone to play the witchlike woman in Foolish Wives. This bit player had previously appeared in Hearts of the World (1918)—probably selected by Stroheim, who was assistant director—and had a long career as a ...
Arthur Lennig, 2000
10
Zones of Strangeness: An Examination of Paranormal and UFO ...
A. witchlike. figure. The occupantsofacar had a frightening experience on Blue Bell Hill around 12.45a.m.on6th January 1993 while driving home to Rochester after a night out. They were on the Old Chatham Road when a figure moved quickly ...
Peter A. McCue, 2012

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITCHLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term witchlike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Witchlike & Lake Geneva Trial Well At Warwick Farm
Godolphin filly Calaverite looked as though she was going to challenge Witchlike for the lead, but the Mark de Montfort-trained juvenile kicked away at the top of ... «HorseRacing.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Homage to Zenobia
The only contemporary representation we have of Zenobia is on a coin, which makes her look rather witchlike, but Gibbon's description of her pearly-white teeth ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
3
KidsPost Summer Book Club: 'Wildwood'
There are the city dwellers in the South Wood, farmers in the North Wood and, in between, an area called Wildwood includes bandits and a witchlike woman ... «Washington Post, Jul 14»
4
Lady Gaga Looked Witchy in Versace
Yesterday in Paris, Lady Gaga showed up at the Atelier Versace haute couture spring/summer 2014 show looking positively witchlike in a hooded black gown ... «New York Magazine, Jan 14»
5
Kylie Jenner shows off a witch-like set of long glittery nails as she …
Her witch-like new manicure – a bizarre mix of blue, greens, glitters and ... Kylie Jenner sports a new witchlike manicure as she heads out in LA on Sunday. «Daily Mail, Sep 13»
6
Wilson's snipes have arrived in Texas
SCARY VOCALIZATION: The Wilson's snipe has a hoarse witchlike call that can ... with long beaks suddenly erupt in erratic flight while uttering witchlike sounds. «San Antonio Express, Oct 11»
7
Cachet - not comfort - gives stilettos their long legs
Cox notes, though, the look of the modern stiletto is evolving from a witchlike pointy toe to a rounder toe, and Prada, a favorite among the stylish set, is returning ... «Online Athens, Jan 05»

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« EDUCALINGO. Witchlike [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/witchlike>. Apr 2024 ».
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