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 →

2) A small ornament, often on a bracelet (a charm bracelet). tree →

3) An object or words believed to bring good luck or magic (a lucky charm). tree →

4) To please or attract someone. tree →

5) To control by magic (charm a snake). tree →

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 →
• Her charm bracelet has six tiny charms. tree →
• He carries a lucky charm in his pocket. tree →
• The puppy charmed everyone at the park. tree →
• The fixed bike works like a charm. tree →
• The witch put a charm on the castle. tree →
• Third time's a charm! tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «charm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.