Charm vs. Spell

Difference Between Charm and Spell
Charmnoun
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
a charm against evilIt works like a charm.Spellnoun
Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
He cast a spell to cure warts.Charmnoun
The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
He had great personal charm.She tried to win him over with her charms.Spellnoun
A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
under a spellCharmnoun
A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.Spellnoun
(obsolete) Speech, discourse.
Charmnoun
(physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the quantity of charm quarks & antiquarks.
Spellnoun
A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
Charmnoun
(finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
Spellnoun
(informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
Charmnoun
The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
Spellnoun
(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
Charmnoun
A flock, group (especially of finches).
Spellnoun
A period of rest; time off.
Charmverb
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.Spellnoun
A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
Charmverb
(transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.
After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.Spellnoun
(cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
Charmverb
To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
She led a charmed life.Spellnoun
(dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
Charmverb
To make music upon.
Spellnoun
The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
Charmverb
To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
Spellverb
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
Charmnoun
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates;
his smile was part of his appeal to herSpellverb
(obsolete) To speak, to declaim.
Charmnoun
a verbal formula believed to have magical force;
he whispered a spell as he moved his handsinscribed around its base is a charm in BalineseSpellverb
(obsolete) To tell; to relate; to teach.
Charmnoun
something believed to bring good luck
Spellverb
To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
Charmverb
attract; cause to be enamored;
She captured all the men's heartsSpellverb
To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
Charmverb
control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
Spellverb
(intransitive) To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.Charmverb
protect through supernatural powers or charms
Spellverb
(transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word).
The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.Charmverb
induce into action by using one's charm;
She charmed him into giving her all his moneySpellverb
To indicate that (some event) will occur.
This spells trouble.Spellverb
To clarify; to explain in detail.
Please spell it out for me.Spellverb
To constitute; to measure.
Spellverb
(transitive) To work in place of (someone).
to spell the helmsmanSpellverb
(transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.Spellverb
To rest from work for a time.
Spellnoun
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Spellnoun
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);
it's my goa spell of workSpellnoun
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;
he was here for a little whileI need to rest for a piecea spell of good weathera patch of bad weatherSpellnoun
a verbal formula believed to have magical force;
he whispered a spell as he moved his handsinscribed around its base is a charm in BalineseSpellverb
recite the letters of or give the spelling of;
How do you spell this word?Spellverb
indicate or signify;
I'm afraid this spells trouble!Spellverb
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word);
He spelled the word wrong in this letterSpellverb
place under a spell