Definition of spell in English English dictionary
- To work in place of (someone)
- To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort
He'll do, said Bildad, eyeing me, and then went on spelling away at his book in a mumbling tone quite audible.
- Of letters: to compose (a word)
The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.
- A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc
- A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour
- Speech, discourse
- To clarify; to explain in detail
When we get elected, for instance, we get one of these, and we are pretty much told what is in it, and it is our responsibility to read it and understand it, and if we do not, the Ethics Committee, we can call them any time of day and ask them to spell it out for us.
- An indefinite period of time (usually with some qualifying word)
And one day the ax just fell.
- A splinter, usually of wood
- To indicate that (some event) will occur
This spells trouble.
- A period of rest; time off
- To speak, to declaim
O who can tell / The hidden power of herbes, and might of Magicke spell?.
- A period of (work or other activity)
- A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula
under a spell.
- Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers
He cast a spell to cure warts.
- To rest someone or something}
They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.
- To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word
- An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler
- {n} a charm, turn at work, change, tale, story
- {v} to charm, form words of letters, take a turn at
- the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography
- To constitute; to measure
- indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
- time off from competition
- 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" indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" place under a spell 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
- 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 How do you spell `potato'? `Tang' is `Gnat' spelt backwards. Spell out means the same as spell. If I don't know a word, I ask them to spell it out for me I never have to spell out my first name
- The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks
- to comprise a word, as the letters "a", "n" and "d" spell "and"
- a magical effect induced by an incantation or formula
- The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead
- 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"
- To tell; to relate; to teach
- One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells
- a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
- A word or formula believed to have magic power Occasionally other objects are also used in casting a spell
- A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell
- {f} write or say the letters of a word in their proper order; form a word (of letters); result in, end up as
- place under a spell
- A story; a tale
- Someone who can spell knows the correct order of letters in words. It's shocking how students can't spell these days You accused me of inaccuracy yet you can't spell `Middlesex'
- to work in place of someone else; to relieve
- 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"
- a relatively short period of time of indeterminate length
- To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible
- If something spells a particular result, often an unpleasant one, it suggests that this will be the result. If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds
- A spell is an Ability that is magic based It requires a Verbal Component, can be taught to a Familiar, and is affected by other magical spells A spell-based BOLT cannot pass a magical Circle of Protection, but a skill-based BOLT can The College of Arms, for example, grants only skills The College of the Stone, grants only spells Other colleges are a mix of the two
- checker An application used to examine the spelling of words in a document Many suggest alternative words and may be located and available within a larger program such as a word processor
- A spell of a particular type of weather or a particular activity is a short period of time during which this type of weather or activity occurs. There has been a long spell of dry weather You join a barrister for two six-month spells of practical experience. = period
- A form of low magic which often employs herbs, stones, candles, common household objects, the written or spoken word, plus various other items
- Français : TRONÇON D'HABILLAGE Deutsch : DIENSTSTÜCK (OHNE FAHRZEUGSWECHSEL) A continuous period in a STRETCH, when a driver is on duty on one vehicle or performing one other type of work See also : DRIVING SPELL, NON DRIVING SPELL, DRIVER TRIP
- A spell is a situation in which events are controlled by a magical power. They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. the kiss that will break the spell. see also spelling
- To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman
- {i} combination of words used as a magical charm, incantation; attraction, fascination; short indefinite period of time; shift, period of work; fit, bout (of coughing, laughing, etc.)
- A spelk, or splinter
- to mean, indicate or signify
- recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?"
- To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp
- To form words with letters, esp
- (particularly with Tetralogy of Fallot) the child becomes bluer, breathless and limp for a period of time
- American English uses the form spelled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spelled or spelt
- A one-time magical effect The two primary categories of spells are arcane and divine Clerics, druids, paladins and rangers cast divine spells, while wizards, sorcerers and bards cast arcane spells Spells are further grouped into eight schools of magic
- 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"
- with the proper letters, either orally or in writing
- A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm
- a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- A kind of prayer, spoken or unspoken, that may also use a variety of physical tools (herbs, string, candles, and so on) to help the practitioner's mind to focus on their desire
- To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study
- place under a spell 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
- To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm
- A prayer, or verbal direction of magickal energies toward the accomplishment of some goal
- spell checker
- A software application that attempts to verify spelling (and sometimes grammar, a grammar checker) in a document
I ran the spell checker on my work, but it couldn't tell between to and too.
- spell checkers
- plural form of spell checker
- spell off
- To participate in a spelling bee
- spell off
- In a spelling bee, of two or more participants, to spell words one after the other until a champion is determined. Usually refers to a series of rounds of spelling in which no spellers are eliminated
- spell offs
- plural form of spell off
- spell out
- To form (a word) from its component letters
He used Scrabble tiles to spell out I LOVE YOU.
- spell out
- To explain in a simple and understandable manner
I'm sorry but I can't spell it out for you, because the whole issue is not that simple.
- spell-check
- To verify the spelling used in a document for correctness, especially by using a program
- spell-off
- In a spelling bee, an instance when two or more spellers go through several rounds without any being disqualified
- spell-off
- A spelling bee
- spell check
- a program available in many computer applications that checks spelling
- spell check
- A function of word processors and DTP programs that checks the spelling of words by comparing them with words in a dictionary file The spell check function can sometimes include a thesaurus that will display similar words to the misspelt word or a sound-like function that displays words that sound the same but have different spellings
- spell check
- {i} verification of a document for incorrect spelling using a spell checker
- spell check
- Checks an email message before sending allowing you to correct any spelling errors This feature is usually similar to the spell checkers found in word processors
- spell check
- Generally found in word-processors, this function checks the spelling of the words and when an incorrect word is found, it offers alternatives
- spell check
- a facility contained within a word processing and page layout programs to enable a spelling error to be caught in most cases before printing
- spell check
- Spell check is a feature in write which helps you to spell check messages you compose and to make spelling corrections
- spell check
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- spell checker
- program which looks for spelling errors
- spell checker
- Program used to check the spelling of an e-mail and or document
- spell checker
- Part of a word processing program that uses a disk-based dictionary to check and correct misspellings in documents
- spell checker
- Software that checks the accuracy of spelling in a document
- spell checker
- A spell checker is a tool found in a word processor (and other programs) which is used to check for spelling and grammar which is wrong It suggests corrections too
- spell checker
- {i} spelling checker, software application/computer program used to check the spelling of words and correcting spelling mistakes in a document (exists in most word processing programs)
- spell checker
- Part of a word processing program that uses a disk-based dictionary to check and correct misspellings in documents (WP, Gr 7)
- spell checker
- This is a really useful tool as it will check through your work for spelling mistakes Be careful though as names are not in its dictionary so it could tell you that you have spelt your name wrong!
- spell checking
- proofreading, making sure that words are spelled correctly
- spell it out
- {f} say frankly, speak bluntly
- spell out
- read slowly letter by letter; make clear, explain in detail; figure out through careful study
- spell out
- If you spell something out, you explain it in detail or in a very clear way. Be assertive and spell out exactly how you feel How many times do I have to spell it out?
- spell out
- make explicit; specify in detail; "You shuld spell out your demands"
- spell out
- read with difficulty
- spell out
- see spell 1
- spell out
- read with difficulty make explicit; specify in detail; "You shuld spell out your demands
- spell-check
- {f} check the spelling of a document using a spell checker; verify the spelling of
- spell-checker
- an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words
- spell-checker
- a computer program that tells you when you have spelled a word wrongly
- dry spell
- a period or time where there is little activity, productivity, low income etc
The first type is of course the dry spell when you can't think of any ideas. The second type is when kids just have a dry spell in writing.
- dry spell
- a drawn-out period where the weather has been dry, for an abnormally long time- shorter and not as severe as a drought
The only place unaffected by the persistent dry spell was the city of Milwaukee,.
- hot spell
- A (usually) short period of hot weather. Sometimes a heat wave
- how do you spell this word
- I need to know how this word is written
- spelling
- A spelling test or spelling bee
So we'd sit with these girls during school hours, and we told them, if they'd slip off, that we'd get away, and we'd go to to a spelling.
- spelling
- The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling
Because Elizabethan spelling was fluid, editors feel free to ‘modernize’ (correct) the spelling in the quartos and the Folio. But how is one to spell Rosencratz or Guildenstern, where the spelling varies, not only from text to text, but even within texts?.
- spelling
- A specific spelling of a word
Guildensterne and Rosincrance are F’s consistent spellings.
- spelling
- The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography
I knew that Kriciak, the inspector who was supervising me for the Marshals Service, was going to go nuts when I told him that I wanted to allow Landon to participate in soccer and spelling.
- spelt
- A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta
- spelt
- A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter
- spelt
- Simple past tense and past participle of spell
Yes, yes; he teaches boys the hornbook. What is a, b, spelt / backward with the horn on his head?.
- under a spell
- Bewitched, held by the power of a magical spell
- spelling
- {n} the act of writing words properly
- spelt
- {v} to split, break in pieces, fever
- magic spell
- 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", (synonym) spell, charm
- Spelled
- spelt
- breathing spell
- An opportunity to rest or give thought to a situation
- cast a spell on
- enchant, use magic on -
- clear spell
- sky which is mostly fee of clouds, partially cloudy weather
- cold spell
- a spell of cold weather
- cold spell
- period of cold weather
- cold spell
- a period of several days or weeks when the weather is much colder than usual
- computerized spell-checking
- computer operation enabling the detection and correction of misspelled words in a computer text
- dry spell
- {i} long period of dry weather, period when the precipitation is below specified amount; period of very little fruitfulness, period with almost no productivity, period of little activity, period of time when income is low
- hot spell
- a spell of hot weather
- how do you spell your name ?
- what are the letters in your name?
- magic spell
- spell: 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"
- sinking spell
- a temporary decline in health or value
- spelled
- past of spell
- spelled
- past participle of to spell
- spelling
- It's easy to just talk with your friends face-to-face and not have to worry about how bad your spelling is (even if you can't pronounce half your words correctly), but as soon as you start to chat, words you have always been able to say with such ease suddenly become savage monsters that are likely to shatter your self esteem for all time - not to mention weapons of confusion for those who are trying to understand you
- spelling
- person can read individual letters that lead to reading words if given enough time but has problems recognising the word as a whole and phonetically (i e men - h-e-n)
- spelling
- Of or pertaining to spelling
- spelling
- {i} act of writing or saying the letters of a word in their proper order; way in which a word is spelled
- spelling
- present participle of spell
- spelling
- OK - it's common knowledge that my spelling is bad! Sorry but since I use Explorer/Notepad to write HTML there is little hope of correcting all the smelling pistakes unless you tell me!
- spelling
- The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography
- spelling
- an arrangement of letters that form a word or part of a word
- spelling
- Spelling is the ability to spell words in the correct way. It is also an attempt to spell a word in the correct way. His spelling is very bad Spelling mistakes are often just the result of haste. see also spell
- spelling
- the process of forming words by putting letters together
- spelling
- A spelling is the correct order of the letters in a word. In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine
- spelling
- the convention governing the representation of words by letters in writing systems
- spelling
- forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
- spelling
- If the word is in the Macquarie Dictionary, I used their version If not I used the simplest version others use
- spelling
- the study of how words are spelled
- spells
- third-person singular of spell
- spells
- plural of spell
- spells
- The term used to cover a host of magickal effects See Magick Spells
- spells
- (To sit you in your spell book, will also stand you back up out of spell book)
- spelt
- A type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta
- spelt
- past of spell
- spelt
- To split; to break; to spalt
- spelt
- Spelter
- spelt
- Spelt is a past tense and past participle form of spell. A hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe. A past tense and a past participle of spell. the past tense and past participle of spell. Subspecies (Triticum aestivum spelta) of wheat that has lax spikes and spikelets containing two light-red kernels. Triticum dicoccon was cultivated by the ancient Babylonians and the ancient Swiss lakedwellers; it is now grown for livestock forage and used in baked goods and cereals
- spelt
- {i} hardy European variety of wheat
- spelt
- hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
- spelt
- A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; called also German wheat
- spelt
- of Spell
- under a spell
- under the influence magic, under sorcery