| jinx | (noun) an evil spell | Synonyms: curse, hex, whammy |
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| (noun) a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him | Synonyms: jonah |
| (verb) foredoom to failure | - |
| (verb) cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | Synonyms: bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, witch |
| meninx | (noun) a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord | Synonyms: meninges |
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| minx | (noun) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men | Synonyms: coquette, flirt, prickteaser, tease, vamp, vamper |
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| salpinx | (noun) a tube in the uterus or the ear | - |
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| sphinx | (noun) one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians | - |
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| (noun) an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret | - |
| syrinx | (noun) the vocal organ of a bird | - |
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| (noun) a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together | Synonyms: pandean pipe, panpipe |