Definition of spell

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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..

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Spell :: 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..
Ban :: Ban (n.) Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense)..
Nomic :: Nomic (a.) Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods..
Disencharm :: Disencharm (v. t.) To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
Resent :: Resent (v. t.) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i..
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..
Phonetist :: Phonetist (n.) One who advocates a phonetic spelling.
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..
, A , Or An . Pcp. It Is Presumably An Older Spelling Of Scanned. --2. Specifically :: , 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 () To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize..
Orthographically :: Orthographically (adv.) according to the rules of proper spellin.
Orthography :: Orthography (n.) The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly..
Glossic :: Glossic (n.) A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only..
Spell :: Spell (v. t.) To constitute; to measure.
Spellbound :: Spellbound (a.) Bound by, or as by, a spell..
Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.
Dispelling :: Dispelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dispe.
Spell :: Spell (v. i.) To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing..
Spell :: Spell (v. i.) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study..
Spell :: Spell (v. t.) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
, 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..
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