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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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The meaning of SPELL is to name the letters of in order; also : to write or print the letters of in order. How to use spell in a sentence.
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).
SPELL meaning: 1. to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: 2. to cause something bad to…. Learn 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)
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.
When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order.
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 from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. spell. noun. /spel/ Idioms. [countable] a short period of time during which something lasts. We had a spell of warm weather in April. a cold spell. There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later. She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells. see also dry spell.
SPELL meaning: 1 : to say, write, or print the letters of (a word or name) sometimes + out; 2 : used to indicate the letters that form a particular word
