entrance, spellbind
(verb) put into a trance
magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind
(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet; “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”
fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind
(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spellbind (third-person singular simple present spellbinds, present participle spellbinding, simple past and past participle spellbound)
(transitive) To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance.
Source: Wiktionary
Spell"bind`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Spellbinding.]
Definition: To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
