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- charm/tʃɑːm/A quality or feature that attracts or delights people, a magical spell, or a small trinket worn on a bracelet.nounverbverb-intransitive+1Medium-High (C1)
- charm offensive/ˌtʃɑːm əˈfɛnsɪv/A calculated, strategic campaign to win over people or a group through flattery, friendliness, and appealing behaviour, rather than through confrontation or aggression.nounC1
- charm school/ˈtʃɑːm skuːl/An institution or course that teaches social etiquette, poise, grooming, and conversational skills, typically aimed at young women.nounC2 (Low frequency, specialised)
- charmed circle/ˌtʃɑːmd ˈsɜːkl/A small, exclusive group of people who are privileged, influential, or protected, often seen as being difficult for outsiders to enter.nounC1/C2
- charmed particle/ˌtʃɑːmd ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l/A subatomic particle containing a charm quark, one of the six types (flavors) of quarks in the Standard Model of particle physics.nounVery Low (C2+)
- charmed quark/tʃɑːmd kwɑːk/A type of elementary particle, a quark with a property called charm, which is one of its flavors.nounRare
- charmer/ˈtʃɑː.mər/A person who attracts, delights, or influences others through charm, often implying a pleasing, persuasive, or sometimes manipulative personality.nounB2
- charmeuse/ʃɑːˈmɜːz/A soft, lightweight, semi-lustrous fabric, typically satin-faced and crepe-backed, often made from silk or synthetic fibers.nounC1
- charmian/ˈtʃɑː.mi.ən/A female given name of Greek origin, meaning "source of delight" or "little joy".nounRare
- charminar/ˈtʃɑːmɪnɑː/A historic monument and mosque in Hyderabad, India, built in 1591.nounLow (geographically/culturally specific proper noun)
- charmonium/tʃɑːˈməʊniəm/A subatomic particle consisting of a charm quark bound to its antiparticle, the charm antiquark. A type of meson.nounVery Low
- charnel/ˈtʃɑː.nəl/Relating to death, burial, or the dead, especially in a context of a building or repository for bones.adjectivenounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- charnel house/ˈtʃɑː.nəl ˌhaʊs/a building or vault where human bones are stored, often from disinterred bodies or mass burials.nounRare
- charnley/ˈtʃɑːnli/A rare surname with no established meaning in general English.nounVery Low
- charolais/ˌʃærəˈleɪ/A large, white or cream-coloured breed of cattle, originally from France, known for its high-quality beef.nounC2
- charon/ˈkɛːrɒn/The largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto in astronomy; in Greek mythology, the ferryman who carries the souls of the dead across the rivers Styx and Acheron to the underworld.nounLow (C2)
- charophyte/ˈkærəˌfaɪt/A member of a group of green algae, particularly those in the class Charophyceae, which are considered the closest living relatives to land plants.nounC2
- charoseth/xɑːˈrəʊsɛθ/A sweet paste or mixture of fruits, nuts, and wine, eaten during the Jewish Passover Seder as a symbol of the mortar used by the Israelite slaves in Egypt.nounVery Low
- charpak/ˈʃɑː.pæk/A surname of French origin, most famously associated with Georges Charpak, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed the multiwire proportional chamber.nounC2/Proper Noun
- charpentier/ˌʃɑːpɒ̃ˈtjeɪ/A person whose profession is to build or repair structures of wood; a carpenter, especially in a French or historical context.nounLow
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