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spells

/spɛlz/

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noun

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 :

"The student listened intently to the professor's spells during the lecture. "

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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 performance completely spells the audience, leaving them in awe. "

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

Examples :

"The tired student spells through the difficult textbook, trying to understand each word. "

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

Examples :

"Please spell your name for me. "

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

Examples :

"My daughter is learning how to read and now she spells simple words like "cat" and "dog." "

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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 added workload spells trouble for the team's deadline. "

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To speak, to declaim.

Examples :

"The actor spells out the famous monologue with great emotion. "

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To tell; to relate; to teach.

Examples :

"My grandmother often spells stories about her childhood. "

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

Examples :

""The night spells at the hospital are often short-staffed, so the nurses work very hard." "

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A definite period (of work or other activity).

Examples :

""My brother does short spells of studying before taking breaks to play video games." "

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

Examples :

""After a short spell of rain, the sun came out." "

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A period of rest; time off.

Examples :

"After working two weeks straight, I'm finally taking a few spells of time off to relax. "

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

Examples :

"The flu spells kept Sarah out of school for a week. "

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

Examples :

"The bowler delivered two long spells, tiring the batsmen with consistent accuracy. "

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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 working in the garden for two hours, I asked my brother to spell me so I could take a break." "

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A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

Examples :

"After walking barefoot in the old shed, I had to carefully pull several spells from my foot. "

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

Examples :

"The old knurr and spell set was missing its spells, so we had to use a broom handle to hit the ball instead. "

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