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hoodoo

/'h/u/d/u/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock

    noun.shape

    Examples
    A tall sandstone hoodoo.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a practitioner of voodoo

    noun.person

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms fetich fetish juju voodoo

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. something believed to bring bad luck

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. One who causes bad luck.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  6. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune

    verb.stative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

hoodlesshoodlumhoodmanhoodmanblindhoodmoldhoodmouldhoodooismhoodwinkhoodyhooeyhoofhoof it

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