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spelt

/ˈspɛlt/

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

Examples :

"The student spelt out the difficult word, sounding each letter carefully. "

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

Examples :

"The student carefully spelt out the word "exquisite" on the whiteboard. "

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

Examples :

"The teacher asked the student if he knew how "successful" was spelt. "

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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 teacher's assignment spelt out the steps for the science experiment. "

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To speak, to declaim.

Examples :

"The student eloquently spelt out the reasons for missing class. "

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To tell; to relate; to teach.

Examples :

"The teacher spelt out the instructions clearly for the new students. "

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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 day of gardening, she spelt in a hammock under the shade of the trees. "

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noun

A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.

Examples :

"My grandmother grows spelt in her garden. "

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A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully removed a small spelt from the wooden table. "

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noun

Examples :

"The bucket was made of spelt, making it surprisingly durable and resistant to rust. "

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To split; to break; to spalt.

Examples :

"The carpenter expertly spelt the wood, separating it into two even pieces for the project. "