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| crystal ball |
A crystal ball is a clear ball that someone, such as a fortune-teller, witch, or wizard, looks into to see what will happen in the future. |
| poison |
If an evil witch poisons an apple in a fairytale, it means that the witch adds poison to the apple. [1/3 definitions] |
| spell2 |
A spell is a word or a group of words that can make a certain kind of magic happen when someone with magical power says them. If a witch or wizard puts a spell on something, they make something magical happen to it. |
| witch |
In stories, a witch is a woman who can do magic. Most witches in these stories do bad things. A typical witch rides through the air on a broom, wears a pointy hat, makes magic potions in a big pot, and has a black cat that obeys her commands. |
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