Definition of spell

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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..

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Spellken :: Spellken (n.) A theater.
Dyke :: Dyke (n.) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
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..
Misspelling :: Misspelling (n.) A wrong spelling.
Phonetist :: Phonetist (n.) One who advocates a phonetic spelling.
Spell :: Spell (n.) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
Endue :: Endue (v. t.) An older spelling of Endow.
Spell :: Spell (v. t.) To tell; to relate; to teach.
Spellbound :: Spellbound (a.) Bound by, or as by, a spell..
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..
Respell :: Respell (v. t.) To spell again.
Homography :: Homography (n.) That method of spelling in which every sound is represented by a single character, which indicates that sound and no other..
Spell :: Spell (v. i.) To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing..
Misspelled :: Misspelled (imp. & p. p.) of Misspel.
Spelled :: Spelled (imp. & p. p.) of Spel.
Bray :: Bray (n.) A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual 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..
Sir :: Sir (n.) A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire.
Endoss :: Endoss (v. t.) To put upon the back or outside of anything; -- the older spelling of endorse.
Speller :: Speller (n.) A spelling book.
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