charm

noun

• 1the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration:he was captivated by her youthful charm
• (usually charms) an attractive or alluring characteristic:the hidden charms of the city

• 2a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet.

• 3an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power:the dreamcatcher is a charm used to prevent bad dreams
• an object kept or worn to ward off evil and bring good luck:a good luck charm

• 4 Physics one of six flavors of quark.

verb

• 1delight greatly:the books have charmed children the world over
• gain or influence by charm:he charmed her into going out

• 2control or achieve by or as if by magic:pretending to charm a cobra [with adverbial]:she will charm your warts away