| Spell |
n. |
A spelk, or splinter. |
| Spell |
v. t. |
To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman. |
| Spell |
n. |
The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead. |
| Spell |
n. |
The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks. |
| Spell |
n. |
One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells. |
| Spell |
n. |
A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell. |
| Spell |
n. |
A story; a tale. |
| Spell |
n. |
A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm. |
| Spell |
v. t. |
To tell; to relate; to teach. |
| Spell |
v. t. |
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. |
| Spell |
v. t. |
To constitute; to measure. |
| Spell |
v. t. |
To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography. |
| Spell |
v. t. |
To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty;
usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible. |
| Spell |
v. i. |
To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing. |
| Spell |
v. i. |
To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study. |
| Spellable |
a. |
Capable of being spelt. |
| Spellbind |
v. t. |
To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. |
| Spellbinding |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Spellbind |
| Spellbound |
imp. & p. p. |
of Spellbind |
| Spellbound |
a. |
Bound by, or as by, a spell. |
| Spelled |
imp. & p. p. |
of Spell |
| Spelled |
imp. & p. p. |
of Spell |
| Speller |
n. |
One who spells. |
| Speller |
n. |
A spelling book. |
| Spellful |
a. |
Abounding in spells, or charms. |
| Spelling |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Spell |
| Spelling |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Spell |
| Spelling |
n. |
The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography. |
| Spelling |
a. |
Of or pertaining to spelling. |
| Spellken |
n. |
A theater. |
| Spellwork |
n. |
Power or effect of magic; that which is wrought by magic; enchantment. |
