charm

charm is a 5-letter English word with 21 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A melody; a song. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 21 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A melody; a song.
2. noun. A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an incantation.
3. noun. That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality.
4. noun. Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune.
5. noun. Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.
6. noun. To make music upon; to tune.
7. noun. To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic.
8. noun. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
9. noun. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.
10. noun. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.
11. intransitive verb. To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms.
12. intransitive verb. To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be fascinating.
13. intransitive verb. To make a musical sound.
14. noun. something believed to bring good luck
15. noun. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

    "his smile was part of his appeal to her"

    Synonyms: appeal, appealingness

16. noun. (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
17. noun. a verbal formula believed to have magical force

    "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"

    "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"

    Synonyms: spell

18. verb. induce into action by using one's charm

    "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

    Synonyms: influence, tempt

19. verb. protect through supernatural powers or charms
20. verb. attract; cause to be enamored

    "She captured all the men's hearts"

    Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance

21. verb. control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

    Synonyms: becharm

Synonyms

appeal, appealingness, spell, influence, tempt, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in charm:

march

Common word forms

charms, charmed, charmer, charmful, charming, charmless

Words from these letters

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