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# charm

«charm» in Mova's school dictionary: **The power to please or attract people (He has lots of charm)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (charm, uncountable; a charm, charms); verb (charm, charms, charmed, charming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The power to please or attract people (He has lots of charm). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#m1)

2) A small ornament, often on a bracelet (a charm bracelet). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#m2)

3) An object or words believed to bring good luck or magic (a lucky charm). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#m3)

4) To please or attract someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#m4)

5) To control by magic (charm a snake). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories: magic charms and spells; a charming prince. In everyday life: lucky charms, charm bracelets. Phrases: work like a charm (work very well), third time's a charm (US), turn on the charm.

### examples

- The old house has a lot of charm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#x1)
- Her charm bracelet has six tiny charms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#x2)
- He carries a lucky charm in his pocket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#x3)
- The puppy charmed everyone at the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#x4)
- The fixed bike works like a charm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#x5)
- The witch put a charm on the castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#x6)
- Third time's a charm! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/#x7)

### note

Adjective: charming (pleasant, delightful). Myth: lucky charms do not really change luck. «Charmed» can mean protected as if by magic (a charmed life).

### In the corpora

- [If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.198/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «charm» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charm/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.