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 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"