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WITCHES' BROTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does witches' broth mean? 

WITCHES' BROTH (noun)
  The noun WITCHES' BROTH has 1 sense:

1. a fearsome mixtureplay

  Familiarity information: WITCHES' BROTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WITCHES' BROTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fearsome mixture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

witch's brew; witches' brew; witches' broth

Context example:

mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew

Hypernyms ("witches' broth" is a kind of...):

assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things)


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