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mages

/ˈmeɪdʒɪz/

Meanings
noun
A magician, wizard or sorcerer.

Examples :

"The school play featured several talented mages performing illusions. "
mythology religion literature supernatural character person

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration wizard

wizard noun

/ˈwɪ.zəd/ /wɪ.zɚd/

Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

"The wizard taught the students about the ancient magic of runes. "

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

Illustration illusions

illusions noun

/ɪˈluʒənz/ /ɪˈluʒɪnz/

Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

"Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food."

Illustration magician

magician noun

/məˈdʒɪʃən/

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

"The magician made a rabbit disappear from his hat, amazing all the children. "

Illustration sorcerer

sorcerer noun

/ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɚ/

A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male.

"The old book described a powerful sorcerer who could control the weather. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration talented

talented adjective

/ˈtæləntɪd/ /ˈtæləntəd/

Endowed with one or more talents.

"The young musician was talented at playing the piano. "

Illustration featured

featured verb

/ˈfiːtʃərd/ /ˈfiːtʃərd/

To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

"The teacher featured teamwork as the most important skill for success in the group project. "

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration play

play noun

/pleɪ/

Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.

"Children learn through play."

Illustration performing

performing verb

/pəˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

To do something; to execute.

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."