Definition of spell

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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..

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Endoss :: Endoss (v. t.) To put upon the back or outside of anything; -- the older spelling of endorse.
Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.
Spellwork :: Spellwork (n.) Power or effect of magic; that which is wrought by magic; enchantment.
Unbewitch :: Unbewitch (v. t.) To free from a spell; to disenchant.
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift..
Mispend :: Mispend (v. t.) See Misspell, Misspend, etc..
Glossic :: Glossic (n.) A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only..
Dispelled :: Dispelled (imp. & p. p.) of Dispe.
Spell :: 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..
Nomic :: Nomic (a.) Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods..
Bray :: Bray (n.) A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling..
Spell :: Spell (n.) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell..
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Spell :: Spell (n.) A story; a tale.
Spell :: Spell (n.) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
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..
Cacography :: Cacography (n.) Incorrect or bad writing or spelling.
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..
Spellbound :: Spellbound (a.) Bound by, or as by, a spell..
Spelled :: Spelled (imp. & p. p.) of Spel.
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