Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word SPELL

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Definitions of SPELL

1. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
2. To constitute; to measure.
3. The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
4. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. [from 16th c.]
5. A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]
6. (obsolete) Speech, discourse. [8th–15th c.]
7. (intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]
8. (transitive, obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. [from 14th c.]
9. (transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). [from 19th c.]
10. (transitive, figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail. [from 20th c.]
11. (transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]
12. (obsolete) To speak, to declaim. [9th]
13. (obsolete) To tell; to relate; to teach.
14. (transitive) To work in place of (someone).
15. (transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
16. (intransitive, colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
17. A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour. [from 16th c.]
18. (informal) A definite period (of work or other activity). [from 18th c.]
19. (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]
20. A period of rest; time off. [from 19th c.]
21. (colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc. [from 19th c.]
22. (cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler. [from 20th c.]
23. (dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
24. A surname.

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Examples of Using SPELL in a Sentence

• With Clarke as their primary songwriter, Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981 amid the British new wave scene.
• Latin orthography refers to the writing system used to spell Latin from its archaic stages down to the present.
• After becoming Kadima leader in March 2012, he became Leader of the Opposition, before returning to the cabinet during a 70-day spell in which he served as Acting Prime Minister, Vice Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio.
• After a short spell in repertory theatre as a serious actor, he turned to comedy and achieved national fame in Hancock's Half Hour.
• Nuke (video games), a spell or skill that is capable of dealing a large amount of damage to its target.
• The Synod of Elvira concludes with the issue of various canons, including one declaring that killing through a magic spell is a sin and the work of the devil.
• The Dominican Constitution takes twenty-seven paragraphs to spell out the president's extensive powers.
• The name Carmenta is derived from Latin carmen, meaning a magic spell, oracle or song, and also the root of the English word charm.
• In Hávamál, the dwarf Þjóðrœrir is stated as having recited an unnamed spell "before Delling's doors":.
• The town established in 1831 was originally going to be called Kosciusko (the name was drawn out of a hat), but the founders of the town feared that it would be difficult to spell and pronounce.
• Keachi features several sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including Allen House, Keachi Baptist Church, Keachi Presbyterian Church, Keachi Store, Keachi United Methodist Church, Liberty Lodge, The Oaks, Prude House, Spell House, and the Swearingen House.
• Unfortunately, the name of this princess was difficult to pronounce and nearly as impossible to spell, so when registering the town’s name, Green decided to substitute his love’s name for the name of the historic Indian princess Pocahontas, of colonial Virginia fame.
• While the city's official spelling is one word ("LaFollette")—after its founders, Harvey Marion LaFollette and his younger brother Grant LaFollette—several federal agencies spell the city's name with two words ("La Follette").
• After a brief, unhappy spell with the Phonogram record company, ATR set up their own label, Digital Hardcore Recordings, which became known for its distinctive sound – a hybrid of punk, techno, and heavy metal, also known as Digital Hardcore.
• After a very short spell of training for the Merchant Navy, he quit and worked as a valet in King's Cross, London and as a Hoffman dry cleaning presser operator, driver and delivery man.
• After a series of false starts, including a spell as a jobbing labourer and another as a clerk in a local government office, Sim's love of and talent for poetry reading won him several prizes and led to his appointment as a lecturer in elocution at the University of Edinburgh in 1925.
• Because the Black Speech in general is an accursed language, and the Ring inscription in particular is a vile spell, Tolkien never drank out of the goblet, and used it only as an ashtray.
• He had a spell as Burnley manager during the 1997–98 season, but has not returned to coaching since.
• An eight-month spell in charge of Third Division club Brighton & Hove Albion followed, before Clough (without Taylor) returned north in the summer of 1974 to become manager of Leeds United.
• He is perhaps best known for his spell as manager of Wimbledon between May 2002 and June 2004, during which time the team moved to Milton Keynes in 2003.
• He learns to read and write, though his spelling and penmanship are poor and he is unable to spell his own name.
• When Teague lifts the spell on Paradine, he claims that he could stop the entire Union Army in this manner, ensuring the success of the Confederacy.
• Snoopy manages to bring Charlie Brown back after blindly shooting his invisibility counter spell in an attempt to find him.
• cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears series, and Magica De Spell, among many others.
• After a brief spell touring with Paul Young's Q Tips they began performing on a regular basis with Elvis Costello.

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