wych-hazel

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noun

a variant spelling of witch hazel

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Words nearby wych-hazel

Wyatt, Wyburn-Mason syndrome, wych-, wych elm, Wycherley, wych-hazel, Wycliffe, Wycliffite, wye, wye level, Wyeth

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How to use wych-hazel in a sentence

His hazel eyes actually glimmer and his brown hair, barely beginning to salt and pepper, curls up around a Seattle Seahawks cap.
He Bullies Kids and Calls It News|Brandy Zadrozny|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never have two people been more in love than Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace Lancaster, and now one of them is about to die.
Ranking the Saddest Scenes in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’|Kevin Fallon|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gus asks Hazel to speak at his eventual funeral, but decides he wants to hear what she has to say first.
Ranking the Saddest Scenes in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’|Kevin Fallon|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The movie ends with Hazel actually happy—she made the choice to be in love with Gus, and she likes that choice.
Ranking the Saddest Scenes in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’|Kevin Fallon|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In Fault, Hazel is very fixated on meeting her idol, author Peter van Houten.
Shailene Woodley on ‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ That Nasty 'Time' Piece, and the F-Word|Marlow Stern|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her hazel eyes were very round for a moment, then they narrowed, and little humorous lines formed at the corners of her lips.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He halted too, and turned to her, studying her gentle face, seeking to guess her mind in the clear hazel eyes she raised to his.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
She had bright auburn hair, dark hazel eyes, a fair complexion, and a "dimpled chin."
The Childhood of Distinguished Women|Selina A. Bower
The seeds resemble in size and taste those of the hazel; and the roots, when cooked, are said to taste like artichokes.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
She had dark brown hair coming in bangs to the eyebrows, and her eyes were gold-hazel.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various