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- Dictionaryspell/spel/
noun
- 1. a short period: "I want to get away from racing for a spell" Similar
verb
- 1. allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in some activity: "I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel"
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1. a (1) : to name the letters of in order. also : to write or print the letters of in order. (2) : to write or print the letters of in a particular way. b. : to make up (a word) What word do these letters spell? c. : write sense 1b. Catnip is spelled as one word. 2. : to add up to : mean.
to do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest: You've been driving for a while - do you want me to spell you? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. spell something out. noun [ C ] uk / spel / us / spel / spell noun [C] (PERIOD)
A spell is a series of words that has magical powers. If you’re under a spell, then what you do is out of your control — your thoughts and actions are dictated by the spell. Spell can refer to the magic words you say, or it can describe being under the influence of those words.
1. a. A word or formula believed to have magic power. b. A bewitched state or trance: The sorcerer put the prince under a spell. 2. A compelling attraction; charm or fascination: the spell of the theater. tr.v. spelled, spell·ing, spells. To put (someone) under a spell; bewitch. [Middle English, discourse, from Old English.] spell 3. (spĕl)
SPELL meaning: 1. to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: 2. to cause something bad to…. Learn more.
When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order. He gave his name and then helpfully spelt it. American English : spell / ˈspɛl /
Spell definition: to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.). See examples of SPELL used in a sentence.
SPELL definition: 1. to write down or tell someone the letters that are used to make a word: 2. If you can spell…. Learn more.
SPELL meaning: 1 : to say, write, or print the letters of (a word or name) sometimes + out; 2 : used to indicate the letters that form a particular word
Definition of spell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
