charm vs hocus-pocus

hocus-pocus vs charm

charm and hocus-pocus both are nouns.

charm is a verb but hocus-pocus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
charm	Yes	No	Yes	No
hocus-pocus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hocus-pocus is a hyponym of charm; that is, hocus-pocus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than charm:

charm: a verbal formula believed to have magical force
hocus-pocus: a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.

Other hyponyms of charm include conjuration, incantation, curse, hex, jinx, whammy.

charm (noun)	hocus-pocus (noun)
something believed to bring good luck	verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates	a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.
(physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
a verbal formula believed to have magical force

charm (verb)	hocus-pocus (verb)
induce into action by using one's charm
protect through supernatural powers or charms
attract; cause to be enamored
control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

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