charm

Examples

• All

• Might be a good luck charm.

  Kicking & Screaming (2005)

• It's a good-luck charm, huh?

  Daredevil (2003)

• The very existence of healing charms indicates that speech played a primary role in healing.

  Academic text (1999)

• Informants reported that the incident was the result of a magical charm devised for that purpose.

  Academic text (1990)

• According to the Tesuque delegation, the honey-meal package was "a charm to call down rain from heaven."

  Academic text (2004)

• They could also recommend magic practices, offerings and sacrifices, magic charms to ward off the evil spell.

• Then she recited a charm over some pulsating entrails and made offerings with various liquids.

  Academic text (2003)

• She recited the charm aloud, hoping it would protect her from harm.

• The villagers believed the charm had the power to heal the sick.

Synonyms

S

spell

vscharm

• Literature

626 8.2

Words believed to give someone magic power or make them unable to think clearly

is focused on short spoken or written phrases not on trance states

M

mojo

vscharm

• Informal

53 9.1

A feeling of luck and confidence that helps you do well

is a short phrase used to cause special power not a vague quality

V

voodoo

vscharm

17 8.4

A small object thought to have magical powers

is a spoken or written short phrase used to produce those powers

E

enchantment

vscharm

• Literature

14 7.7

A magic spell put on a person or thing

is a short word or verse used to cause the effect not the result

M

magic spell

vscharm

11 5.2

Words people say or write to make magic happen

is mainly a short phrase or verse rather than a long formula

M

magical spell

vscharm

1 5.8

Words said by a witch or wizard to make something happen

is a shorter word or verse used to cause that supernatural effect

Idioms

L

to lay on the charm

• Informal

1 5.8

Act very friendly and say nice things to get what you want

C

to charm the birds from the trees

• Archaic

8.7

To make people like you a lot by being pleasant and persuasive

Compounds

G

good luck charm

13 3.0

A small thing people keep because they believe it brings good luck

G

good luck charm

5 2.9

A person whose presence people believe brings good luck to a team or group

S

southern charm

• US

1 3.2

A warm, friendly, polite way people act in the southern United States

S

small-town charm

1 3.2

A warm, friendly feeling in a small town where people know each other

C

charm campaign

4.4

A planned effort to use praise and friendliness to gain support or popularity

C

charm quark

• Specialized

9.3

A very small particle with a positive charge that is heavier than an electron

F

fishwifely charm

• Archaic

9.9

A warm, down-to-earth manner that makes people feel welcome

F

folklorish charm

8.0

A warm, simple style that reminds people of old local traditions

P

pussylike charm

9.9

A quiet, catlike way of acting that makes someone seem attractive

R

roguey charm

• Informal

8.6

A playful, slightly naughty way of attracting people

O

olde worlde charm

• Archaic

9.1

A pleasant old-fashioned feeling that makes a place seem like the past

V

vixen-like charm

8.4

An attractive, confident style that is a little playful and tempting

How Magical

curse

• Literature

262 5.5

charm

• Literature

75 8.2

incantation

• Literature

26 8.8

magic spell

11 5.2

spell

• Literature

626 8.2

Surface Forms

Etymology