Definition of spell

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Spell (n.) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.

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Spelled :: Spelled (imp. & p. p.) of Spel.
Misspelling :: Misspelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misspel.
Spelling :: Spelling (n.) The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.
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..
, A , Or An . Pcp. It Is Presumably An Older Spelling Of Scanned. --2. :: , a , or an . PCP. It is presumably an older spelling of scanned. --2. () Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically..
Speller :: Speller (n.) One who spells.
Orthographer :: Orthographer (n.) One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Ban :: Ban (n.) Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense)..
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 (n.) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell..
Turn :: Turn (n.) A change of condition; especially, a sudden or recurring symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell; as, a bad turn..
Speller :: Speller (n.) A spelling book.
Endue :: Endue (v. t.) An older spelling of Endow.
Misspell :: Misspell (v. t.) To spell incorrectly.
Spell :: 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 :: Spell (n.) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm..
Homography :: Homography (n.) That method of spelling in which every sound is represented by a single character, which indicates that sound and no other..
Homophone :: Homophone (n.) A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright..
Phonetist :: Phonetist (n.) One who advocates a phonetic spelling.
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