Definition of spell

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Spell (n.) The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks..

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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 constitute; to measure.
Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..
Mispend :: Mispend (v. t.) See Misspell, Misspend, etc..
Glamour :: Glamour (n.) Witchcraft; magic; a spell.
Cacographic :: Cacographic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written or spelled..
, 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..
Respell :: Respell (v. t.) To spell again.
Speller :: Speller (n.) One who spells.
Mispell :: Mispell (v. t.) Alt. of Mispen.
Charm :: Charm (n.) To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life..
Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.
Disencharm :: Disencharm (v. t.) To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
Heterography :: Heterography (n.) That method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger..
Inorthography :: Inorthography (n.) Deviation from correct orthography; bad spelling.
Spell :: Spell (v. t.) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
Dispelled :: Dispelled (imp. & p. p.) of Dispe.
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..
Misspell :: Misspell (v. t.) To spell incorrectly.
Ban :: Ban (n.) Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense)..
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