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"I'm afraid this spells trouble!"verbindicate or signify
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"he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"nouna verbal formula believed to have magical force
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"He spelled the word wrong in this letter"verbwrite or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
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nouna psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
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"a spell of work"nouna time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)type of:
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"a spell of good weather"nouna period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or conditiontype of:
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"How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"verborally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
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"She spelled her husband at the wheel"verbrelieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
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"the workers spell every four hours"verbtake turns workingtype of:
Examples of spell
- "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
- "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"
- "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"
- "a spell of work"
- "a spell of good weather"
- "How do you spell this word?"
- "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"
- "She spelled her husband at the wheel"
- "the workers spell every four hours"