verb
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To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
verb
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To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
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(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
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To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
example
I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.
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Of letters: to compose (a word).
example
The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.
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(with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.
example
Please spell it out for me.
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To indicate that (some event) will occur.
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This spells trouble.
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To constitute; to measure.
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To speak, to declaim.
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To tell; to relate; to teach.
verb
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To work in place of (someone).
example
to spell the helmsman
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To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
example
They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.
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To rest from work for a time.
noun
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The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
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The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
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A specific spelling of a word.
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A spelling test or spelling bee.