Sekirov Dictionary

charm

UK /tʃɑːm/US /t͡ʃɑɹm/

noun9

  1. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
  2. [in the plural] the power to please people and to win their respect or agreement
  3. A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
  4. An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
  5. A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
  6. A group of goldfinches or other songbirds, or sometimes hummingbirds.
  7. A flock, group (especially of finches).
  8. A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
  9. The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.

verb5

  1. To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
  2. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
  3. To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
  4. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
  5. (no longer used, rare) To make music upon.
forms

charm'd · charmed · charming · charmeth · charms · charmest

Phrases with charm

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