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charm

noun verb

Something believed to bring good luck

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
C
Ends with
M
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. Something believed to bring good luck

noun

  1. Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

    “His smile was part of his appeal to her”

noun

  1. (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks

noun

  1. A verbal formula believed to have magical force

    “He whispered a spell as he moved his hands”

verb

  1. Induce into action by using one's charm

    “She charmed him into giving her all his money”

verb

  1. Protect through supernatural powers or charms

verb

  1. Attract; cause to be enamored

    “She captured all the men's hearts”

verb

  1. Control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

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Example Sentences

His smile was part of his appeal to her
He whispered a spell as he moved his hands
Inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese
She charmed him into giving her all his money
She captured all the men's hearts

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