1. to name or write in order the letters constituting (a word or part of a word).
2. to constitute the letters of (a word): these letters spell animal.
3. to add up to; signify: their unwise investment could spell financial ruin.
4. to form words by means of letters.
5. spell down to defeat in a spelling bee.
6. spell out to make explicit and clear: asked him to spell out his objectives.
7. spell out to name or write in order the letters that constitute (a word or part of a word): spelled out my name.
8. A word or formula believed to have magic power.
9. A bewitched state; a trance.
10. A compelling attraction; charm or fascination: the spell of the theater.
11. to put (someone) under a spell; bewitch.
12. A short, indefinite period of time.
13. informal A period of weather of a particular kind: a dry spell.
14. one's turn at work.
15. A period of work; a shift.
16. australian A period of rest.
17. informal A period of physical or mental disorder or distress: a dizzy spell.
18. informal A short distance.
19. to relieve (someone) from work temporarily by taking a turn.
20. to allow to rest a while.
21. to take turns working.
22. australian to rest for a time from an activity.

1. an incantation with beneficial purposes
2. A splinter, usually of wood.
3. to work in place of (someone).
4. to rest (someone or something).

1. A spelk, or splinter.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. one of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
5. A gratuitous helping forward of another's work.
6. A story; a tale.
7. A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
8. to form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
9. to study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
10. to supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve.
11. to tell; to relate; to teach.
12. to put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
13. to constitute; to measure.
14. 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.
15. to discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out

1. to tell; relate; teach; disclose.
2. to act as a spell upon; entrance; enthrall; fascinate; charm.
3. to imbue with magic properties.
4. to tell; tell a story; give an account.
5. to tell or set forth letter by letter; set down letter by letter; tell the letters of; form by or in letters.
6. to read letter by letter, or with laborious effort; hence, to discover by careful study; make out point by point: often with out or orer.
7. to constitute, as letters constitute a word; make up.
8. to form words with the proper letters, in either reading or writing; repeat or set down the letters of words.
9. to make a study; engage in careful contemplation of something.
10. to take the place of (another person) temporarily in doing something; take turns with; relieve for a time; give a rest to.
11. A tale; story; narrative.
12. speech; word of mouth; direct address.
13. A charm consisting of some words of supposed occult power; any form of words, whether written or spoken, supposed to be endowed with magical virtues; an incantation; hence, any means or cause of enchantment, literally or figuratively; a magical or an enthralling charm; a condition of enchantment; fascination; as, to cast a spell over a person; to be under a spell, or bound by a spell.
14. A turn of work or duty in place of another; an interval of relief by another person; an exchange of work and rest: as, to take one's regular spell; to work the pumps by spells.
15. hence. A continuous course of employment in work or duty; a turn of occupation between periods of rest; a bout.
16. an interval of. rest or relaxation; a turn or period of relief from work; a resting-time.
17. any interval of time within definite limits; an unbroken term or period.
18. A short period, indefinitely; an odd or occasional interval; an uncertain term; a while.
19. A bad turn; an uncomfortable time; a period of personal ailment or ill feeling.
20. A chip, splinter, or splint.
21. in the game of nur-and-spell, the steel spring by which the nur is thrown into the air.
22. one of the transverse pieces at the bottom of a chair which strengthen and keep together the legs.

1. write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
2. relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
3. a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
4. orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
5. a verbal formula believed to have magical force
6. take turns working
7. indicate or signify
8. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
9. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
10. place under a spell