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- Dictionaryspell/spɛl/
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 an activity: "I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel"
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a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously: for a spell I lived in Cairo for a spell. have a spell as She had a brief spell as captain of the team. dizzy spell I keep having/getting dizzy spells (= periods of feeling as if I'm turning around).
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.
SPELL meaning: 1. to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: 2. to cause something bad to…. Learn more.
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.
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.
When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order.
[transitive] spell something (for somebody/something) to have something, usually something bad, as a result; to mean something, usually something bad. The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers. This defeat spelt the end of his hopes of winning the title again.
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.
Definition of spell noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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)
