witch

A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

He cannot abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's a witch.

It was easy to understand that they were witches, who had turned themselves into ravens.

A woman who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs.

To be considered a Witch of a particular tradition you will have to be initiated into that tradition by someone else within that tradition, after following their specific program of study.

For many neopagan witch traditions the moon is seen as both a symbol of the Goddess and of the witch's power, symbolically, and the belief is that the full moon is the best time for all acts of magic.

An ugly or unpleasant woman.

I hate that old witch.

One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.

One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.

To dowse for water.

And I told him there's a vein down there, I know 'caus I used to—uh, I went out here and witched one for this house, at the corner.

Nothing would make him shut up until I brought my dogwood stick into his office and witched for water.

To practise witchcraft.

To bewitch.

She has witched the Queen's womb long ago, and witched the whole harvest.

The little man was seething and shaking, near collapse with fear and anger. “Tell 'em, Alvy.” “A tenday ago, Will came to the Cockatoo acting crazy, so scared he'd pissed hisself. Said the sorcerer had found him in the stables and witched him.”