Word Finder - charm

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An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).

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It works like a charm.

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The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.

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He had great personal charm.

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A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.

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She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.

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A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.

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A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.

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To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.

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He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.

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To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.

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After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.

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To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.

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She led a charmed life.

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To make music upon.

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To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.

Her father's wealth had come from his whore-daughter's ability to charm any man she chose.

The Fred O'Connor charm extended beyond the blue haired set to children as well.

Maybe that's part of her charm.

All my charm and diplomacy is hitting a brick wall.

Her greatest charm was, however, her pleasant behaviour; for she was "merry in company, ready and quick of answer."

We must be very careful to retain that charm.

I let myself be carried away by the secret charm of the air I breathed; my native air, I might almost call it.

He did not see her marble beauty forming a complete whole with her dress, but all the charm of her body only covered by her garments.

That charm was not expressed so much in his relations with him as with all his family and with the household.

At the two Diets held by him, at Kassa and Talya, in 1683, the estates, though not uninfluenced by his personal charm, showed some want of confidence in him, fearing lest he might sacrifice the national independence to the Turkish alliance.

In the 17th century the corms were worn by some of the German peasantry as a charm against the plague.

Only the dead-looking evergreen firs dotted about in the forest, and this oak, refused to yield to the charm of spring or notice either the spring or the sunshine.

All these conversations, especially the joking with the girls, were such as might have had a particular charm for Petya at his age, but they did not interest him now.

Anyway, with all the money in his family and the good looks as well, he couldn't hold a candle to Brandon in the charm department.

What proposals he made to any were sure to charm them, because they saw him always the same."

That innocence was part of her charm.

But after all the misinterpretation, the book as a whole leaves upon us an impression of peculiar strength and charm.

The great charm of Maecenas in his relation to the men of genius who formed his circle was his simplicity, cordiality and sincerity.

The secrecy of the undertaking heightened its charm and they marched gaily.

He didn't have that look of money or polished charm.

All his work shows a judicial tone of mind, and is remarkable for the charm of its style.

From the 6th century onwards he was looked upon as one of the chief poets and musicians of antiquity, the inventor or perfecter of the lyre, who by his music and singing was able not only to charm the wild beasts, but even to draw the trees and rocks from their places, and to arrest the rivers in their course.

The iris is in most young birds at first brown or dull-coloured, but with maturity attains often very bright tints which add considerably to the charm of the bird; sexual dimorphism is in this respect of common occurrence.

As a lecturer, he was inferior in charm and eloquence to Brown and Stewart; the latter says that "silent and respectful attention" was accorded to the "simplicity and perspicuity of his style" and "the gravity and authority of his character."

These lectures reveal all the charm of style and directness of presentation which made Hausser's work as a professor so vital.

His friends speak of his charm and gaiety in intimate intercourse, but among strangers he was silent and awkward, and produced the impression of being reserved and disdainful.

The work, which is thus a pragmatical chronicle of the calamities that have happened to mankind from the fall down to the Gothic period, has little accuracy or learning, and even less of literary charm to commend it; but it was the first attempt to write the history of the world as a history of God guiding humanity.

Her beauty, grace and vivacity exercised a great charm over her contemporaries, the enthusiasm for her, however, being probably not merely personal but one inspired also by her misfortunes and by the fact that these misfortunes were incurred in defence of the Protestant cause; later, as the ancestress of the Protestant Hanoverian dynasty, she obtained a conspicuous place in English history.

It is therefore from the point of view of its "charm" that the genius of Stevenson must be approached, and in this respect there was between himself and his hooks, his manners and his style, his practice and his theory, a very unusual harmony.

Spring sets in with remarkable rapidity and charm at the end of April; but in the second half of May come the " icy saints' days," so blighting that it is impossible to cultivate the apple or pear.

Thanks to all these architectural treasures, the narrow Sienese streets with their many windings and steep ascents are full of picturesque charm, and, together with the collections of excellent paintings, foster the local pride of the inhabitants and preserve their taste and feeling for art.

The bulla was a circular gold locket containing a charm of some kind against evil.'

It is full of his peculiar verisimilitude and has all the interest of Anson's or Dampier's voyages, with a charm of style superior even to that of the latter.

The sand is superb and there are a great number of sand dunes which lend unique charm to the place.

You are staying at Vizzavona where our hotel boasts a fine charm especially in its cuisine and decor.

It has invested in all the modern equipment for a modern resort but has maintained its old-world charm.

They retain much of the olde world charm you would expect from that era.

While most properties within the group have an olde worlde charm, neither of them feels outdated or stuffy.

Thankyou wine glass charms - Gold or silver tone high quality pewter wine glass charm carrying 4 Swarovski crystals in your choice of colors.

Once an aristocratic private mansion for the late The Queen Mother's Family, this hotel ouzes charm and grace.

Last time we played here England won the football, so I can only assume the combination is some kind of good luck charm.

Dirty and run down in parts, incredibly chic and modern in places, Budapest has an unshakeable charm.

The piece was beautifully choreographed, the characters were very well portrayed & engaged the audience with humor & charm.

A man of enormous energy and great personal charm, Simpson was a keen controversialist and much loved physician.

Echo The World (We Live In) has a ramshackle charm, off-kilter melodies and delightfully crisp vocals abound.

The appearance of this rugged medieval church of Saxon origin and originally cruciform matches the charm of its dedication.

The soft hair, luminous eyes and sweet faces charm many who see them.

Remember that part of the charm of these hanging lamps comes from their positioning and appearance; look for lightweight appearing lamps that seem to float above an area, giving direct light to the space below.

You can also buy a clunky charm bracelet that can be worn with or without charms.

One of the most exciting features of charm jewelry is the fact that every piece can be different.