巫 — meaning in English
wū
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English meaning
- enchantress noun A woman with magical powers, especially one who uses them to charm or beguile.
- megrim noun A headache; a migraine.
- witch noun A person, especially in folklore, believed to have magical powers, particularly one who uses them for harmful purposes.
- wizard noun In folklore and fantasy fiction, a man who practises magic; a sorcerer.
- Wu name A group of closely related Chinese language varieties spoken around the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghainese; the second most widely spoken Chinese language family after Mandarin.
Senses
巫 is used for these senses in English:
- Wu A surname from Chinese.
- enchantress A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.
- megrim A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).
- witch A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
- wizard Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
enchantress — full definition
- noun A woman with magical powers, especially one who uses them to charm or beguile.
- noun A captivating, alluring woman.
megrim — full definition
- noun A headache; a migraine.
- noun A fancy, a whim, a caprice.
- noun See megrims (“depression; any of various diseases of animals”).