SPELL
\spˈɛl], \spˈɛl], \s_p_ˈɛ_l]\
Definitions of SPELL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
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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"
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recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?"
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place under a spell
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
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indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
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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"
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recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?"
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place under a spell
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A spelk, or splinter.
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To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
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The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead.
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The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks.
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One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
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A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
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A story; a tale.
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A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
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To tell; to relate; to teach.
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To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
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To constitute; to measure.
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To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
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To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
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To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
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To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
By Oddity Software
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spelling.
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A charm; a spoken word or words supposed to act as a charm; a turn at work; as, a spell at the oars; time during which a person works; colloquially, any short period of time.
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To form words with letters, especially with the correct letters; as, he spells accurately.
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To write or repeat in order the proper letters of (a word); to indicate of mean; as, war spells hardship.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Any form of words supposed to possess magical power.
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To tell or name the letters of: to name, write, or print the proper letters of.
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To form words with the proper letters:-pr.p. spelling; pa.t. and pa.p. spelled, spelt.
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To take another's place at work.
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A turn at work: a short period:-pr.p. spelling; pa.t. and pa.p. spelled.
By Daniel Lyons
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A charm; incantation; a turn at work.
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Spelled, spelt.
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To name or write the letters of.
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To name the letters of a word in order.
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To relieve.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To fascinate; bewitch.
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To frame words out of letters.
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A turn of duty in relief of another.
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Any short period of time.
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An incantation; charm; fascination.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A story or tale ; a ballad or narrative poem :-a verse or phrase repeated for its magical power ; a charm ; -hence, (from the story-tellers or reciters of tales, poems, doing it in turns or time about) the relief of one person by another in any work ; a short period of work; a turn;-a brief period or continuance; a season.
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