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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  spell
       
          incantation
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelledor Spelt; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Spelling.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
     spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
     relate, Goth. spill?n.e Spell a tale. In sense 4 and those
     following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
     and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a
     piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
     spellen to spell. Cf. Spell splinter.]
     1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Might I that legend find,
              By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes.    --T. Warton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a
        spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. ``Spelled with
        words of power.'' --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.
                                                    Buck.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together
              did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The word ``satire'' ought to be spelled with i, and
              not with y.                           --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To spell out a God in the works of creation.
                                                    --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon
              every accident.                       --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, n.
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A spell at the wheel is called a trick. --Ham. Nav.
                                                    Encyc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nothing new has happened in this quarter, except the
              setting in of a severe spell of cold weather.
                                                    --Washington.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
        [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Their toil is so extreme that they can not endure it
              above four hours in a day, but are succeeded by
              spells.                               --Garew.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a
        logging spell. [Local, U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, n. [OE. speld, AS. speld a spill to light a
     candle with; akin to D. speld a pin, OD. spelle, G. spalten
     to split, OHG. spaltan, MHG. spelte a splinter, Icel. spjald
     a square tablet, Goth. spilda a writing tablet. Cf.
     Spillsplinter, roll of paper, Spell to tell the letters
     of.]
     A spelk, or splinter. [Obs.] --Holland.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, n.[AS. spell a saying, tale, speech; akin to OS.
     & OHG. spel, Icel. spjall,Goth. spill. Cf. Gospel, Spell
     to tell the letters of.]
     1. A story; a tale. [Obs.] ``Hearken to my spell.''
        --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with
        magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Start not; her actions shall be holy as
              You hear my spell is lawful.          --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spelling.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]
     To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at
     work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. i.
     1. To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters,
        either orally or in writing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When what small knowledge was, in them did dwell,
              And he a god, who could but read or spell. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn
        the meaning of anything, by study. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where I may sit and rightly spell
              Of every star that heaven doth shew,
              And every herb that sips the dew.     --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ jargon ]

  spell n. Syn. incantation.
  
  

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelledor Spelt; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Spelling.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
     spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
     relate, Goth. spill?n.e Spell a tale. In sense 4 and those
     following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
     and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a
     piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
     spellen to spell. Cf. Spell splinter.]
     1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]
  
              Might I that legend find, By fairies spelt in mystic
              rhymes.                               --T. Warton.
  
     2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a
        spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. ``Spelled with
        words of power.'' --Dryden.
  
              He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.
                                                    Buck.
  
     3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]
  
              The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together
              did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.
  
     4. 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.
  
              The word ``satire'' ought to be spelled with i, and
              not with y.                           --Dryden.
  
     5. 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.
  
              To spell out a God in the works of creation.
                                                    --South.
  
              To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon
              every accident.                       --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, n.
     1. 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.
  
              A spell at the wheel is called a trick. --Ham. Nav.
                                                    Encyc.
  
     2. 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.
  
              Nothing new has happened in this quarter, except the
              setting in of a severe spell of cold weather.
                                                    --Washington.
  
     3. One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
        [R.]
  
              Their toil is so extreme that they can not endure it
              above four hours in a day, but are succeeded by
              spells.                               --Garew.
  
     4. A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a
        logging spell. [Local, U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, n.[AS. spell a saying, tale, speech; akin to OS.
     & OHG. spel, Icel. spjall,Goth. spill. Cf. Gospel, Spell
     to tell the letters of.]
     1. A story; a tale. [Obs.] ``Hearken to my spell.''
        --Chaucer.
  
     2. A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with
        magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
  
              Start not; her actions shall be holy as You hear my
              spell is lawful.                      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, n. [OE. speld, AS. speld a spill to light a
     candle with; akin to D. speld a pin, OD. spelle, G. spalten
     to split, OHG. spaltan, MHG. spelte a splinter, Icel. spjald
     a square tablet, Goth. spilda a writing tablet. Cf.
     Spillsplinter, roll of paper, Spell to tell the letters
     of.]
     A spelk, or splinter. [Obs.] --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spelling.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]
     To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at
     work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spell \Spell\, v. i.
     1. To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters,
        either orally or in writing.
  
              When what small knowledge was, in them did dwell,
              And he a god, who could but read or spell. --Dryden.
  
     2. To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn
        the meaning of anything, by study. [Obs.]
  
              Where I may sit and rightly spell Of every star that
              heaven doth shew, And every herb that sips the dew.
                                                    --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spell
       n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a
            magical incantation [syn: enchantment, trance]
       2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
          someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go,
           tour, turn]
       3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
          some action or condition; "he was here for a little
          while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good
          weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: while, piece,
           patch]
       4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
          whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed
          around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: magic spell,
           charm]
       v 1: recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you
            spell this word?"
       2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn:
           import]
       3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
          accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled
          the word wrong in this letter" [syn: write]
       4: place under a spell [ant: unspell]
       [also: spelt]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spell
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το ξόρκι, τα μάγια
     2 μαγική επιρροή
     3 χρονικό διάστημα (που δεν προσδιορίζεται επακριβώς)
     4 χρονικό διάστημα ανάπαυσης
     5 βάρδια
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 γράφω ή λέω τα γράμματα που αποτελούν μια λέξη
     2 (''για γράμματα'') αποτελώ μια λέξη
     3 προμηνύω
     4 '''spell out''': εξηγώ λεπτομερώς
     5 δουλεύω αντικαθιστώντας κάποιον
     6 βάζω κάποιον να ξεκουραστεί

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spell
     n.
     1 Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. (from 16th c.)
     2 A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
  (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to
  bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en write or say the letters that form a word) (lb en
  intransitive transitive sometimes with “out”) To write or say the
  letters that form a word or part of a word. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by
  letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. (from 14th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). (from 19th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive figuratively with “out”) To clarify; to explain
  in detail. (from 20th c.)
     n.
     1 A shift (of work); (lb en rare) a set of workers responsible for a
  specific turn of labour. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
  (from 18th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To work in place of (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone
  or something a rest or break.
     3 (lb en intransitive colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
     n.
     1 (lb en dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
     2 The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (alt form nb spill)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb spelle  imp)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Spell
     Plautdietsch n.
     1 game, play, sport
     2 a piece of music

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spell
     n.
     1 Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. (from 16th c.)
     2 A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
  (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to
  bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en write or say the letters that form a word) (lb en
  intransitive transitive sometimes with “out”) To write or say the
  letters that form a word or part of a word. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by
  letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. (from 14th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). (from 19th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive figuratively with “out”) To clarify; to explain
  in detail. (from 20th c.)
     n.
     1 A shift (of work); (lb en rare) a set of workers responsible for a
  specific turn of labour. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
  (from 18th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To work in place of (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone
  or something a rest or break.
     3 (lb en intransitive colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
     n.
     1 (lb en dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
     2 The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Spell
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spell
     n.
     1 Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. (from 16th c.)
     2 A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
  (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to
  bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en write or say the letters that form a word) (lb en
  intransitive transitive sometimes with “out”) To write or say the
  letters that form a word or part of a word. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by
  letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. (from 14th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). (from 19th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive figuratively with “out”) To clarify; to explain
  in detail. (from 20th c.)
     n.
     1 A shift (of work); (lb en rare) a set of workers responsible for a
  specific turn of labour. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
  (from 18th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To work in place of (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone
  or something a rest or break.
     3 (lb en intransitive colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
     n.
     1 (lb en dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
     2 The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (alt form nb spill)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb spelle  imp)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Spell
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spell
     n.
     1 Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. (from 16th c.)
     2 A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
  (from 16th c.)
     vb.
     To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to
  bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en write or say the letters that form a word) (lb en
  intransitive transitive sometimes with “out”) To write or say the
  letters that form a word or part of a word. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by
  letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. (from 14th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). (from 19th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive figuratively with “out”) To clarify; to explain
  in detail. (from 20th c.)
     n.
     1 A shift (of work); (lb en rare) a set of workers responsible for a
  specific turn of labour. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
  (from 18th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To work in place of (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone
  or something a rest or break.
     3 (lb en intransitive colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
     n.
     1 (lb en dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
     2 The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (alt form nb spill)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb spelle  imp)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Spell
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spell
     Englanti n.
     1 loitsu
     2 lumous
     3 jakso, kausi
     4 työvuoro
     5 kohtaus, puuska
     Englanti vb.
     1 (''kirjaimista'') muodostaa, merkitä (''jtk sanaa'')
     2 tavata; kirjoittaa (sana kirjain kirjaimelta)
     3 (kuva) merkitä, enteillä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spell
     Engelska n.
     1 trollformel; förtrollning, trans
     2 en kort stund; ett skift
     Engelska vb.
     1 stava
     2 utgöra bokstäverna som bildar (ett ord)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  begoëlsing, begogelsing

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spell /spˈɛl/
  النوبة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  1. обаяние
  magical effect of such incantation
  2. заклинание
  magical incantation
  3. кратко време
  indefinite period of time

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  1. омагьосван
  put under the influence of a spell
  2. давам почивка
  To give somebody or something rest
  3. замествам
  to work in place of someone

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  okouzlení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  znamenat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  zaříkat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  kouzlit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  slabikovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  kouzlo

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  hláskovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  odpočinout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  období

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  sillafu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  kurze Periode , Zeit 
        "for a spell"  - eine Weile

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  Periode , Abschnitt  [meteo.]
        "spell of bad weather"  - Schlechtwetterperiode
   see: spells, hot spell, warm spell
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  Zauberbann , Bann 
        "be under sb.'s spell"  - in jds. Bann stehen
        "break the spell"  - den Bann brechen
     Synonyms: geas, blessing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  Zauberspruch , Zauberformel , Zauber , Abracadabra  [selten]
        "witches' spell"  - Hexenspruch
     Synonyms: magic spell, magic formula, charm, incantation
  
   see: magic spells, spells, magic formulas, charms, incantations, witchcraft spell, fire spell, love spell
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  Zauberwort 
     Synonym: magic word
  
   see: magic words, spells
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  ablösen 
   see: spelling, spelled, spelt
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ (spelled /spˈɛld/ <>, spelt /spˈɛlt/ <>, spelled /spˈɛld/ <>, spelt /spˈɛlt/ <>) 
  richtig schreiben 
        "He spells poorly."  - Seine Rechtschreibung ist sehr schwach.
   see: spelling, spelled, spell incorrectly
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
   [magic] Zauberbann 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  Zeitraum  [kurzer] , Zeit , Weile 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  
  ξόρκι, διάστημα, συλλαβίζω, ορθογραφώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  1. kirous, lumous
  magical effect of such incantation
  2. loitsu
  magical incantation
  3. jakso
  indefinite period of time
  4. purkaus
  period of illness, outburst of bad spirits

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  1. selventää, vääntää rautalangasta
  figuratively, to clarify
  2. muodostaa
  to compose a word
  3. merkitä, tietää
  to indicate that some future event will occur
  4. tavata, kirjoittaa
  to write or say the letters that form a word
  5. lepuuttaa
  To give somebody or something rest
  6. korvata, olla sijaisena, tuurata
  to work in place of someone

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  1. दौर, वशीकरण
        "She has reached great heights under the spell of her beauty."
  2. जादू
        "The poet recited a spell."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spell /spˈɛl/ 
  1. उच्चारण करना या लिखना
        "Some great novelist like Shakespeare used to spell their names differently at different places."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  izgovarati, magije, nagovijestiti, napraviti, nastup, opčiniti, prekid, smjena, spelovati, sricati, vračanje, vrijeme, čari, čarolija

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  1. varázslat
  2. bûvige
  3. bûbáj
  4. turnus
  5. varázsige
  6. forduló
  7. idô
  8. szakmány
  9. rövid idô
  10. munkaszakasz
  11. idôtartam
  12. idôszak
  13. váltás
  14. rövid idôszak
  15. mûszak
  16. szakasz
  17. varázs

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  mantra
  magical incantation

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  1. eja
  2. mengeja
  to write or say the letters that form a word

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  compitare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  呪文
  magical incantation

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  綴る 2.
  to compose a word
   3.
  to write or say the letters that form a word

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  spell /spel/
  1. begoocheling, betovering
  2. spellen
  3. ban

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  besvergelse, formel, trylleformel
  magical incantation

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  stave
  to compose a word

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  spell /spel/
  I.   1.  przeliterowywać
   2.  pisać się, pisać  [ortograficznie]
   3.  oznaczać, być tożsamym (sth - z czymś)
  II.   1.  krótki okres
   2.  czar, zaklęcie
  III.  spell out /spˈɛl ˈaʊt/  1.  przeliterowywać
   2.  objaśniać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  spell /spel/
  soletrar

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  1. ortografie
  2. vrajă

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  spell /spel/
  deletrear

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  trollformel, besvärjelse
  magical incantation

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  spell //spɛl// 
  1. betyda
  to indicate that some future event will occur
  2. stava
  to write or say the letters that form a word

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  1. (ed veya spelt) hecelemek, imlâsını harf harf söylemek
  2. söylemek, belirtmek, ifade etmek. spell out heceleyerek yahut güçlükle okumak, sökmek
  3. harflerle kelime meydana getirmek
  4. ayrıntılarıyle açıklamak.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  1. büyü, afsun, sihir
  2. büyülemek. cast a spell on büyülemek, kuvvetle etkilemek.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spell /spˈɛl/
  1. nöbet, nöbet vakti, iş nöbeti
  2. (k. dili) süre, müddet
  3. (k. dili) kısa mesafe
  4. (Avustruralya) tatil zamanı
  5. nöbet değiştirme
  6. (A.B.D.), (k. dili) kriz
  7. nöbet değiştirerek serbest bırakmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspɛɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  280 Moby Thesaurus words for "spell":
     Jonah, access, act for, add up to, alchemy, allure, alternate,
     amount to, appeal, argue, arsis, attraction, augur, bad influence,
     be construed as, beat, becharm, beguile, bespeak, betoken, bewitch,
     bewitchery, bewitching, bit, bode, bout, break, breath, breathe,
     breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell,
     breathing time, captivate, captivation, carry away, cast a spell,
     chance, change places with, charm, cigarette break, circle,
     circuit, clarify, cocktail hour, coffee break, conjuration,
     connote, course, cover, crowd out, curse, cut out, cycle, day,
     delineate, denote, diastole, displace, divination, divine,
     do a hitch, do a stint, do a tour, do time, double for, downbeat,
     downtime, draw, duration, elucidate, enchant, enchanting,
     enchantment, enforced respite, enlist, enrapture, enravish,
     enthrall, entrance, evil eye, evil genius, evil star, express,
     fascinate, fascination, fateful moment, fetishism, fill in for,
     fit, folklore, foretoken, formula, ghost, ghostwrite, glamour, go,
     gramarye, halt, happy hour, have a go, have tenure, hex, hint,
     hold office, hoodoo, hour, hypnotize, ill wind, imply, import,
     incantation, indicate, infatuate, influence, inning, innings,
     instant, intend, interlude, intermission, interval, intrigue, jinx,
     juju, jujuism, juncture, kairos, keep a watch, lay off, letup,
     lie by, look like, lore, lull, lure, magic, magnetism,
     malevolent influence, malocchio, mean, mesmerism, mesmerize,
     minute, moment, moment of truth, natural magic, necromancy, obeah,
     omen, opportunity, orthographize, outspell, patch, pause, period,
     pinch-hit, place, point, point to, popular belief, portend,
     prefigure, pregnant moment, preindicate, presage, presign,
     presignal, presignify, pretypify, promise, psychological moment,
     pull, pulse, re-up, recess, reenlist, refer to, relay, relief,
     relieve, replace, represent, respite, rest, revolution, rotation,
     round, run, rune, say, season, seizure, series, serve time,
     shamanism, shift, sign up, signify, sorcery, sortilege, space,
     span, specify, spell backward, spell off, spell out, spellbind,
     spellbinding, spellcasting, stage, stand for, stand in for, stay,
     stint, streak, stretch, subrogate, substitute for, succeed,
     suggest, supersede, superstition, superstitiousness, supplant,
     surcease, suspension, swap places with, syllabize, syllable,
     symbolize, sympathetic magic, systole, take over, take turns,
     tea break, tenure, term, thaumaturgia, thaumaturgics,
     thaumaturgism, thaumaturgy, thesis, theurgy, time, time at bat,
     time lag, time off, time out, token, tour, tour of duty, trace out,
     tradition, trance, transport, trick, turn, typify, understudy for,
     upbeat, vamp, vampirism, voodoo, voodooism, wanga, watch, whack,
     whammy, wheel, whet, while, white magic, witch, witchcraft,
     witchery, witchwork, wizardry, write out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 符咒,魅力;
  v. 拼,拼成,成;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 拼写,拼读,缀字;招致,带来
     n. 符咒,咒语,诱惑力;轮班,工作时间,一段时间

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