witches' brew
/ˈwɪtʃɪzˌbɹuː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A strange, powerful, terrifying or dangerous concoction of ingredients.
Example Sentences
- "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[…]"
- "The non-Greek festivals are characterized by a sexual license that engulfs the family and […] so leads to incest and a “witches' brew” of salaciousness and cruelty."