chums
Your inner circle
Chums is the plural of chum—close friends or companions, especially in British usage: We've been chums since boarding school.
The word has an old-fashioned, slightly precious quality.
In American fishing, chum is bait made of chopped fish scattered to attract game fish, and chums is its verb form: He chums the water before casting.
Informal term for friends
- palsInformal term for companions
- matesFriends or breeding partners
- croniesClose, often questionable associates
- companionsThose who accompany
confidants · playmates · classmates · schoolmates · roommates · sidekicks · homies · compadres
Mutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- kinshipState of being related
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
solidarity · togetherness · bonding · closeness · affinity · connection · warmth · intimacy
buddies
Informal term for friends
- palsInformal term for companions
- matesFriends or breeding partners
- croniesClose, often questionable associates
companions · confidants · playmates · classmates · schoolmates · roommates · sidekicks · homies · compadres · amigos
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- kinshipState of being related
rapport · solidarity · togetherness · bonding · closeness · affinity · connection · warmth · intimacy · trust
bait
Lure for prey
- groundbaitScattered food attracting fish
- attractantAgent that draws toward
- lureThing that tempts
oily fish · mackerel · slick · fishing · angling · trolling · sharks
chumsenemies
Hostile opposing parties
foes · sworn enemies · archenemies · adversaries · antagonists
- old chum
- chum in the waterFish-attracting bait slick
- chummed upFormed a friendship
- chum bucketContainer for fishing attractant
- chumming upCultivating a friendship
- chum upForm a friendship
chum, chummy, chumming, chummed, chumminess, chummily, chummier, chummiest