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lure
English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *l?þr, from Proto-Germanic *l?þr-. Compare English allure, from Old French.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l(j)??/, /l??(?)/, /l??/
- (US) IPA(key): /l???/, /l??/, /l?/
- Homophone: lore (some accents)
- Rhymes: -??(r)
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
lure (plural lures)
- (also figuratively) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
- (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
- (falconry) A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
- A velvet smoothing brush.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Translations
Verb
lure (third-person singular simple present lures, present participle luring, simple past and past participle lured)
- To attract by temptation etc.
- Synonym: entice
- (falconry) To recall a hawk with a lure.
Related terms
- allure
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Icelandic lúðr
Noun
lure (plural lures)
- A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc.
Anagrams
- ReLU, Ruel, Rule, rule
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Adjective
lure
- definite singular of lur
- plural of lur
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German luren
Verb
lure (imperative lur, present tense lurer, passive lures, simple past lurte, past participle lurt, present participle lurende)
- to deceive, trick
- to lurk
- to wonder (på / about)
References
- “lure” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Adjective
lure
- definite of lur
- plural of lur
Etymology 2
Verb
lure (present tense lurar or lurer, past tense lura or lurte, past participle lura or lurt, present participle lurande, imperative lur)
- Alternative form of lura
Old French
Etymology
From Frankish
Noun
lure f (oblique plural lures, nominative singular lure, nominative plural lures)
- lure (bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk)
Descendants
- English: lure
References
- lure on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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charm
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: chärm, IPA(key): /t???m/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: chäm, IPA(key): /t???m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Etymology 1
From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”).
Alternative forms
- charme (obsolete)
Noun
charm (countable and uncountable, plural charms)
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- Synonyms: incantation, spell, talisman
- (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- Synonyms: appeal, attraction, charisma
- Antonyms: boredom, dryness
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- Synonyms: amulet, dangle, ornament
- (particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
- Coordinate term: strangeness
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- Synonyms: delta decay, DdeltaDtime
- Hypernym: Greeks
Translations
Verb
charm (third-person singular simple present charms, present participle charming, simple past and past participle charmed)
- To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- Synonyms: delight, enchant, entrance
- (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.
- Synonyms: bewitch, enchant, ensorcel, enspell
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
- (obsolete, rare) To make music upon.
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Variant of chirm, from Middle English chirme, from Old English ?ierm (“cry, alarm”), from Proto-Germanic *karmiz.
Noun
charm (plural charms)
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber 2005, p. 152:
- The laughter rose like the charm of starlings.
- 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber 2005, p. 152:
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
Further reading
- charm (quantum number) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- charm quark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- March, march
Chinese
Etymology
Shortened from English charming.
Pronunciation
Adjective
charm
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, usually of a male) charming (clarification of this definition is needed)
Danish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English charm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t???m]
Noun
charm c (singular definite charmen, plural indefinite charms)
- charm (jewelry)
Inflection
Etymology 2
See charme (“to charm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [????m]
Verb
charm
- imperative of charme
Palauan
Noun
charm
- animal
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?arm/
Noun
charm c
- charm; the ability to persuade, delight, or arouse admiration
Declension
Related terms
- charma
- charmant
- charmera
- charmig
- charmerande
- charmör
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