witch's hat
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Hygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and Northern Europe.
noun
Alternative form of witch hat.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch, hat.
Example Sentences
- "The applicant may need to reserve the parking spaces by the placement of witches hats or by arranging with businesses/clients on the day."
- "Killara residents are fed up with picking up fallen witches hats on Stanhope Road."
- "The test is conducted over a 20 metre course marked with lines or witches hats, with applicants running continuously between the points."
- "Tessie had a witch's hat and that made Noddy laugh. "You'll never look bad enough to be a witch!" he said."
- ""Right here," said Lizzie, who had a witch's hat perched on her head. Underneath it she wore a loose black sweater, a long, tattered black skirt, black patterned hose, and ankle-high black boots."
- "Immediately Victoria took off her headband that had a witch's hat on it and gave it to the girl. “Now you are a proper witch,” she said. The girl smiled and went out trunk or treating."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
conical wax cap
conical slimy cap