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witchfire

witchfire noun: synonym of St. Elmo's fire.

Noun

witchfire (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of St. Elmo's fire.
    • A thick layer of mist, gray and ghostly in the predawn glow, emanated from the water, as if witchfire burned upon the surface of the liquid.2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 38
    Synonyms:
    St. Elmo's fire

Synonyms of witchfire

Origin of witchfire

From witch + fire.

Questions about witchfire

What does witchfire mean?
Witchfire means synonym of St. Elmo's fire.
What part of speech is witchfire?
Witchfire is a noun.

Words near witchfire in the dictionary

  1. witchfinder general
  2. witchfinders
  3. witchfinders general
  4. witchfinding
  5. witchfindings
  6. witchfire
  7. witchgrass
  8. witchgrasses
  9. witchhood
  10. witchhunt
  11. witchhunter

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