a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

mental ability

a witty amusing person who makes jokes

a female sorcerer or magician

a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil

a believer in Wicca

an ugly evil-looking old woman

cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains

an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance

someone who is believed to heal through magical powers

Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree

North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land

European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed

any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion

lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant

any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion

a fearsome mixture

comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera

searching out and harassing dissenters

someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions

the art of sorcery

the art of sorcery

a fearsome mixture

an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance

a fearsome mixture

a yellow jelly fungus

a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy

North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land

European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed

the use or practice of witchcraft

possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

being or having the character of witchcraft

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

together with this

pull back or move away or backward

withdraw from active participation

release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

cause to be returned

take back what one has said

keep away from others

break from a meeting or gathering

retire gracefully

remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

lose interest

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract