Definition of spell

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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..

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Spell :: 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..
Resent :: Resent (v. t.) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i..
Endue :: Endue (v. t.) An older spelling of Endow.
Speller :: Speller (n.) One who spells.
Spell :: Spell (n.) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects..
Glamour :: Glamour (n.) Witchcraft; magic; a spell.
Spellable :: Spellable (a.) Capable of being spelt.
Heterographic :: Heterographic (a.) Employing the same letters to represent different sounds in different words or syllables; -- said of methods of spelling; as, the ordinary English orthography is heterographic..
Spell :: Spell (v. t.) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.
Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..
Spell :: Spell (n.) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell..
Spelling :: Spelling (a.) Of or pertaining to spelling.
Spellwork :: Spellwork (n.) Power or effect of magic; that which is wrought by magic; enchantment.
Disenchant :: Disenchant (v. t.) To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of charms or spells; to free from fascination or delusion.
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap..
Unspell :: Unspell (v. t.) To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.
Phonetist :: Phonetist (n.) One who advocates a phonetic spelling.
Spell :: 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..
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