| Main Entry: | hex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse, spell |
Synonyms: |
abracadabra, allure, bewitching, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, double whammy, enchantment, evil eye, hexing, hocus-pocus, jinx, magic, magic spell, mumbo jumbo, sorcery, voodoo, whammy |
| Main Entry: | bewitch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
Synonyms: |
allure, attract, bedevil, beguile, captivate, capture, control, dazzle, draw, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hex, hypnotize, knock dead, knock out, put horns on, put the whammy on, put under magic spell, send*, slay, spell*, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, tickle pink, tickle to death, tickle*, trick, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, wow* |
Antonyms: |
disenchant, disgust, turn off |
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
Synonyms: |
allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, wow* |
Antonyms: |
displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
Synonyms: |
allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell on, charm, delectate, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, knock dead, magnetize, make a hit with, make happy, please, send*, slay, spell, spellbind, sweep off feet, take, thrill, turn on, voodoo, wile, wow* |
Antonyms: |
bother, disenchant, disgust, repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | incantation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spell, magic |
Synonyms: |
abracadabra, ala kazam, bewitchment, black magic, chant, charm, conjuration, conjuring, enchantment, formula, hex, hocus-pocus, hoodoo, hymn, invocation, mumbo-jumbo, necromancy, open sesame, rune, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, wizardry |
| Main Entry: | jinx |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse |
Synonyms: |
black magic, charm, enchantment, evil eye, hex, hoodoo, kiss of death, nemesis, plague, spell, voodoo |
Antonyms: |
advantage, benefit, boon, luck |
| Main Entry: | jinx |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curse |
Synonyms: |
bedevil, bewitch, cast a spell on, charm, condemn, damn*, enchant, give the evil eye, hex |
Antonyms: |
benefit |
| Main Entry: | spell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | magical aura over an entity |
Synonyms: |
abracadabra, allure, amulet, bewitching, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchanting, enchantment, exorcism, fascination, glamour, hex, hexing, hocus-pocus, incantation, jinx, magic, mumbo jumbo, rune, sorcery, talisman, trance, voodoo, whack, whammy, witchery |
| Main Entry: | whammy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spell |
Synonyms: |
abracadabra, charm, conjuration, curse, double whammy, evil eye, hex, hexing, hocus-pocus, jinx, magic, mumbo-jumbo, triple whammy, voodoo |
| Notes: | whammy is from 'wham' and became associated in the 1950s with the cartoon Li'l Abner in which Evil-Eye Fleegle could 'shoot a whammy' meaning 'put a curse on somebody' by pointing a finger with one eye open and a 'double whammy' with both eyes open |
| Main Entry: | evil eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | glance intended to cause harm |
Synonyms: |
curse, double whammy, hex, hostile stare, ill wishes, jinx, malocchio, silent curse, whammy |