SPELLS — Definition of SPELLS
noun
1
Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
He cast a spell to cure warts.
2
A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
under a spell
3
Speech, discourse.
verb
1
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
verb
1
To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
2
(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
3
To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.
4
Of letters: to compose (a word).
The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.
noun
1
A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
2
A definite period (of work or other activity).
3
An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
4
A period of rest; time off.
verb
1
To work in place of (someone).
to spell the helmsman
2
To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.
3
To rest from work for a time.
noun
1
A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
2
The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spell
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