English noun: hoodoo |
1. | hoodoo (shape) (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock |
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| Samples | A tall sandstone hoodoo.
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| Broader (hypernym) | column, pillar, tower |
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| Domain category | geology |
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2. | hoodoo (person) a practitioner of voodoo |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hoodooism, non-Christian priest, priest, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism |
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3. | hoodoo (artifact) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers |
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| Synonyms | fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo |
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| Broader (hypernym) | charm, good luck charm |
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4. | hoodoo (artifact) something believed to bring bad luck |
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| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object |
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