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Meaning spell meaning

What does spell mean?
Definitions in simple English

spell Verb

— To make up a word. C, A and T spell cat. — To say or write all the letters that make up a word, in the right order. Jack says: "Spell cat for me, Jill." Jill says: "C-A-T." — To spell all the words in a language correctly. Jack says: I thought cat was spelled K-A-T. Jill says: That is because you cannot spell very well.

spell Noun

— A spell is an amount of time. He stayed in his house for quite a spell. — What happens during an amount of time. We've had a bad spell of weather. — Words supposed to have a magical power, or the effect they are supposed to have. He cast a spell on us. The witch cast an evil spell on the princess.

spell

— noun (= enchantment) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation — verb indicate or signify I'm afraid this spells trouble! — verb (= spell out) orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of How do you spell this word? We had to spell out our names for the police officer — verb (= write) 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 — noun (= go) a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) it's my go a spell of work — noun (= while, piece, patch) 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 — verb take turns working the workers spell every four hours — noun (= charm) 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 — verb relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn She spelled her husband at the wheel — verb place under a spell

Synonyms spell synonyms

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spell English » English

charm incantation enchantment curse sorcery magic fascination period hex curses mean magical spell magic spell write witchcraft verse trance time signify exorcism bewitch while turn term spell out shift season relieve moment malediction fit epoch denote conjuration attraction witchery tour syllabize substitute rest replace piece patch magic word lifetime letter imprecation import imply go

Topics spell topics

What do people use spell to talk about?
Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Sorcery
Language and thought Communication Language

Word
Language and thought Communication Reading and writing

Write
Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Show, indicate
Universe, creation Sky

Weather
Language and thought Want Influence

Control
States Quality Hot

Cold
States Time Relative time Order, sequence

Alternate

Conjugation spell conjugation

How do you conjugate spell?

spell · verb

Examples spell examples

How do I use spell in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.
Spell your name, please.
How do you spell your family name?
I don't know how to spell the word.
A cold spell gripped Europe.
Tell me how to spell the word.
Will you tell me how to spell the word?
Could you spell it, please?
How do you spell your name?
Well, I'll tell you how to spell my name.
Could you spell your name, please?
Please tell me how to spell your name.
The natives were tormented by a long spell of dry weather.
I can't remember how to spell her name.

Movie subtitles

When we see each other, the spell is lifted, and a song plays.
Well, he didn't have to spell it out.
Released from the evil spell, Sandro unites with Inga in holy matrimony.
As the predator Nosferatu approached, it seems that the estate agent,Knock, had already begun to fall under his spell.
Mlle. Carlotta, under the spell of his curse will never sing again.
No. I was knocked out for a spell.
The ancient spells are weaker, but some of them are still potent, and I believe that you have in your hut the Scroll of Thoth itself, which contains the great spell by which Isis raised Osiris from the dead.
Do you think it conceivable that the mummy was not stolen, but restored to a semblance of life by the spell from the Scroll of.
I murmured the spell that raises the dead, but they broke in upon me and found me doing an unholy thing.
Then I will read the great spell with which Isis brought Osiris back from the grave.
You ain't gonna have another spell, are you?
You seem to be under some sort of a spell.
The spell is broken.
She's under a spell that can be broken only by me or death.
Oh, no. They've got you under their spell, too?
I was knocked out for a spell.
Listen. You spell 'needle'.
But she is under a spell.
The spell of Spanish witchcraft.
Can't we rest a spell, sir?
From now on, they'll spell mutiny with my name.
Dancer, how do you spell married?
Polly, how do you spell married?
It is formed by letters cut from a newspaper and pasted together to spell words.
Will you come and spell the hard words?
She must have put a spell on me.
She's either under some sort of spell, under a hallucination, thinks she's seeing ghosts, is actually seeing ghosts.
And so the reason she dragged Derek into his house is because she was under the spell of Peter hale.
The old Fujimoto has also fallen under the spell of Orie.
You didn't mention in any of your letters the terrible rainy spell in Florida.
No need to spell it out.
Now, begin thy magic spell.
Spell it. George, don't be stubborn.
How do you spell it?
I been handling' cattle around these parts for quite a spell. and met some of the toughest hombres they got. and I'm still here.
I hope to see more of you, when you're free of the spell of Mr. Wilkes.
That dizzy spell when I fell downstairs?

News and current affairs

Will this spell doom for developing countries?
This trend will spell trouble for longer-term global economic growth.
NEW HAVEN - Economists like to talk about thresholds that, if crossed, spell trouble.
And that could spell trouble for the US as it tries to conclude the mega-regional Trans-Pacific Partnership.
This would not spell the end of national supervisors, as many national FSAs would likely work as partners of the European supervisor.
Such a letter could spell out the US commitment to a viable, contiguous, sovereign, and independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 lines, with compensation provided by Israel wherever territorial adjustments are agreed.
So, yes, let the upcoming climate negotiations spell out shared actions by the US, China, Europe, and others.
Those commitments, no matter how hidden, spell trouble in the future.
Let me spell out what this means for three policy objectives: building a stronger and safer financial sector, achieving more balanced and more stable growth, and managing large and volatile capital flows.
Had Obama become caught in the military's somber spell?
But, while he refuses to spell out his plans for remaining in power once his second term expires next spring, his economic policy is clear.
Such a scenario would, of course, spell disaster for Afghanistan.
Only a broad coalition could defeat Kohl and it was essential that it should not spell out any detail or any concrete steps.
Now it is casting its spell over developing countries, making a powerful play to rewrite India's past, as Deepak Lal suggests.
And my best guess is that we will see a mix of currency wars, currency collapses, and currency chaos in the year ahead - but that this won't spell the end of the economic recovery, much less the end of the world.
Governments in rich countries are beginning to spell out just what that will mean in terms of policy and lifestyle changes and the investments required to develop clean energy sources.
And, if Obama comes close to indicating he may have one, he has yet to spell it out.
In January, Hong Kong was gripped by its second-longest cold spell since 1885.
If inflation is low, they want the Fed to use every spell it knows to revive the economy.
Neither can be true, not with unemployment so high and the average spell of unemployment much longer than usual.
Since Bush's proposal doesn't incorporate Mexico's interests, Fox should spell them out.

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