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spell

Nouns

• (n) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation trance, enchantment,
• (n) a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
  • it's my go
  • a spell of work
  go, tour, turn,
• (n) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
  • he was here for a little while
  • I need to rest for a piece
  • a spell of good weather
  • a patch of bad weather
  while, patch, piece,
• (n) a verbal formula believed to have magical force
  • he whispered a spell as he moved his hands
  • inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese
  magical spell, magic spell, charm,

Verbs

• (v) orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
  • How do you spell this word?
  • We had to spell out our names for the police officer
  spell out,
• (v) indicate or signify
  • I'm afraid this spells trouble!
  import,
• (v) 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 letter
  write,
• (v) relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
  • She spelled her husband at the wheel
• (v) place under a spell
• (v) take turns working
  • the workers spell every four hours

Synonyms

trance enchantment spell out go tour turn import write while patch piece magical spell magic spell charm

Antonyms

unspell

Words of close approximity