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witches' brews

witches' brews is the plural of witches' brew.

Meaning of witches' brew

Noun

witches' brew (plural witches' brews)

  1. A strange, powerful, terrifying or dangerous concoction of ingredients.
    • In turn, the nitro-glycerin ignited cardboard boxes containing a witches' brew of urea pellets and sulphuric acid.22 According to investigators and other officials, Yousef's objective was to topple Tower One onto Tower Two[…]2010, Gus Martin, Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues, SAGE, →ISBN, page 22

Questions about witches' brews

What is witches' brews the plural of?
Witches' brews is the plural of witches' brew.

Words near witches' brews in the dictionary

  1. witches of Agnesi
  2. witches' bells
  3. witches' besom
  4. witches' besoms
  5. witches' brew
  6. witches' brews
  7. witches' broom
  8. witches' brooms
  9. witches' butter
  10. witches' butters
  11. witches' cauldron

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