Definition of spell

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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..

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Cacographic :: Cacographic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written or spelled..
Spellbound :: Spellbound (a.) Bound by, or as by, a spell..
Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.
Misspelling :: Misspelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misspel.
Spelled :: Spelled (imp. & p. p.) of Spel.
Dispelling :: Dispelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dispe.
Orthographically :: Orthographically (adv.) according to the rules of proper spellin.
Spelt :: Spelt () imp. & p. p. of Spell. Spelled.
Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..
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..
Sir :: Sir (n.) A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire.
By-spell :: By-spell (n.) A proverb.
Spelled :: Spelled (imp. & p. p.) of Spel.
Spell :: Spell (v. t.) To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible..
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..
Spell :: Spell (v. i.) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study..
Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.
Orthographize :: Orthographize (v. t.) To spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in regard to spelling.
Spellken :: Spellken (n.) A theater.
Dyke :: Dyke (n.) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
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