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| NOUN | 1 | spell, enchantment, trance | A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation |
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| 2 | spell, go, tour, turn | A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | |
| 3 | spell, while, piece, patch | A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | |
| 4 | spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm | A verbal formula believed to have magical force | |
| VERB | 1 | spell, spell out | Orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of |
| 2 | spell, import | Indicate or signify | |
| 3 | spell, write | Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word) | |
| 4 | spell | Relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn | |
| 5 | spell | Place under a spell | |
| 6 | spell | Take turns working |
| Sounds | speh'l |
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| Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle, barbell, Bel, and 91 more rhymes in ehl... |
| Meaning | A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation. |
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| Synonyms | enchantment, trance |
| Broader | psychological state, mental state |
| Narrower | possession; fascination, captivation |
| Verbs | spell |
| Meaning | A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else). |
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| Examples | "a spell of work" |
| Synonyms | go, tour, turn |
| Broader | shift, work shift, duty period |
| Meaning | A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition. |
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| Examples | "a spell of good weather" |
| Synonyms | while, piece, patch |
| Broader | time |
| Narrower | cold spell, cold snap; hot spell; snap |
| Meaning | A verbal formula believed to have magical force. |
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| Examples | "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands" |
| Synonyms | magic spell, magical spell, charm |
| Broader | speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication |
| Narrower | incantation, conjuration; hex, jinx, curse, whammy |
| Verbs | spell |
| Meaning | Orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" |
| Synonyms | spell out |
| Broader | recite |
| Narrower | misspell |
| Nouns | speller; spelling |
| Meaning | Indicate or signify. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" |
| Synonyms | import |
| Broader | mean, intend |
| Meaning | Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" |
| Synonyms | write |
| Narrower | spell out; hyphenate, hyphen |
| Entailed by | write, compose, pen, indite |
| Nouns | spelling |
| Meaning | Relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "She spelled her husband at the wheel" |
| Broader | take over, relieve |
| Meaning | Place under a spell. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Contrary | unspell |
| Broader | hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx |
| Nouns | spell; spell |
| Meaning | Take turns working. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "the workers spell every four hours" |
| Broader | alternate, take turns |
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