spell

1. n. A spelk, or splinter. Source: opted

2. v. t. To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. n. One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells. Source: opted

6. n. A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell. Source: opted

7. n. A story; a tale. Source: opted

8. n. A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm. Source: opted

9. v. t. To tell; to relate; to teach. Source: opted

10. v. t. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. Source: opted

11. v. t. To constitute; to measure. Source: opted

12. v. t. To word/tell">tell or word/name">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. Source: opted

13. 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. Source: opted

14. v. i. To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing. Source: opted

15. v. i. To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study. Source: opted

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