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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Misspelled :: Misspelled (imp. & p. p.) of Misspel.
Speller :: Speller (n.) A spelling book.
Spellbound :: Spellbound (a.) Bound by, or as by, a spell..
Orthographist :: Orthographist (n.) One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.
Nomic :: Nomic (a.) Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods..
Spell :: Spell (v. i.) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study..
Homography :: Homography (n.) That method of spelling in which every sound is represented by a single character, which indicates that sound and no other..
Orthography :: Orthography (n.) The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly..
Spellable :: Spellable (a.) Capable of being spelt.
Spelling :: Spelling (a.) Of or pertaining to spelling.
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..
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..
, 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..
Spelling :: Spelling (n.) The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.
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