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spell

/spɛl/

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Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

Examples :

"He cast a spell to cure warts."

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A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.

Examples :

"under a spell"

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Speech, discourse.

Examples :

"My grandmother's spell on the telephone was always full of stories about her childhood. "

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To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

Examples :

"The magician's words seemed to spell a sense of calm over the restless audience. "

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To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

Examples :

"The student had to spell out the difficult word slowly, pronouncing each letter clearly. "

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(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

Examples :

"My son had to spell the word "beautiful" for his spelling test. "

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To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

Examples :

"My little sister is learning to spell her name. "

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Of letters: to compose (a word).

Examples :

"The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”."

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(with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.

Examples :

"Please spell it out for me."

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To indicate that (some event) will occur.

Examples :

"This spells trouble."

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To constitute; to measure.

Examples :

"The recipe spells out the exact amount of flour needed for the cake. "

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To speak, to declaim.

Examples :

"The teacher will spell out the instructions clearly for the assignment. "

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To tell; to relate; to teach.

Examples :

"The teacher will spell out the new vocabulary words for the class. "

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A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

Examples :

"The evening spell of cleaning duties fell to the younger children. "

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A definite period (of work or other activity).

Examples :

"The summer spell of outdoor chores was finally over. "

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An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.

Examples :

"The long spell of rainy weather finally ended, and the sun came out. "

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A period of rest; time off.

Examples :

"After a long week at school, the children enjoyed a spell of vacation. "

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A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.

Examples :

"My grandmother had a bad spell of the flu last week, and she missed several days of work. "

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An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.

Examples :

"The fast bowler's spell was impressive; he took five wickets without conceding many runs. "

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To work in place of (someone).

Examples :

"to spell the helmsman"

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To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

Examples :

"They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook."

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To rest from work for a time.

Examples :

"After a long week of studying, Sarah will spell her work to rest before the next exam. "

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A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully removed the tiny wood spell from his finger. "

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The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

Examples :

"The children carefully wielded their knurr and spell during recess trap ball game. "

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