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Words related to spell

Related / Similar Words: magic spell, charm, enchantment, trance, while, piece, patch, go, tour, turn, import, write

Definition:

a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese";

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation;

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather";

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it''s my go"; "a spell of work";

indicate or signify; "I''m afraid this spells trouble!";

recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?";

place under a spell;

write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter";

See Also: spell out

Hyponyms: incantation, conjuration, hex, jinx, curse, whammy, possession, fascination, captivation, cold spell, cold snap, hot spell, snap, misspell, hyphenate, hyphen

Derivational Morphology: charm, becharm, capture, enamour, trance, catch, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight, hex, glamour, witch, jinx, move, go, meaning, significance, signification, import, implication, speller, good speller, poor speller, spelling, magic spell, enchantment

Anagrams: sleep

Language Translations:
Chinese: 拼		Danish: stave
Dutch: spellen and toverspreuk		Esperanto: literumi and sorĉo
Finnish: loitsu and muodostaa and tavata		French: épeler and charme
German: buchstabieren and Zauberspruch		Greek: γράφω
Hungarian: betűzni		Interlingua: componer and incantamento and orthographiar
Italian: sillabare		Japanese: 綴る
Korean: 철자하다		Portuguese: compor and encanto and soletrar
Romanian: vrajă		Russian: заклинание and произносить
Slovene: črkovati		Slovenian: urok
Spanish: deletrear		Swedish: stava and trollformel

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