Что (кто) такое spell - определение
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Spell
·noun A story; a tale.
II. Spell ·noun A spelk, or splinter.
III. Spell ·noun One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
IV. Spell ·noun A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
VI. Spell ·vi To form words with letters, ·esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
VII. Spell ·vi To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
IX. Spell ·noun A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
X. Spell ·vt To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to Relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
XI. Spell ·noun 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.
XII. Spell ·vt 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.
XIII. Spell ·vt To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to Bewitch; to Fascinate; to Charm.
XIV. Spell ·vt 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.
XV. Spell ·noun 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.
spell
(spells, spelling, spelled, spelt)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: American English uses the form 'spelled' as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either 'spelled' or 'spelt'.
1.
When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order.
He gave his name and then helpfully spelt it...
How do you spell 'potato'?...
'Tang' is 'Gnat' spelt backwards.
VERB: V n, V n, V-ed
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If I don't know a word, I ask them to spell it out for me...
I never have to spell out my first name.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)
2.
Someone who can spell knows the correct order of letters in words.
It's shocking how students can't spell these days...
You accused me of inaccuracy yet you can't spell 'Middlesex'.
VERB: no cont, V, V n
3.
If something spells a particular result, often an unpleasant one, it suggests that this will be the result.
If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds...
VERB: no cont, V n
4.
A spell of a particular type of weather or a particular activity is a short period of time during which this type of weather or activity occurs.
There has been a long spell of dry weather...
You join a barrister for two six-month spells of practical experience.
= period
N-COUNT: usu N of n
5.
A spell is a situation in which events are controlled by a magical power.
They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her.
...the kiss that will break the spell.
N-COUNT
6.
see also spelling
spell
Примеры произношения для spell
1. spell.
How to Have a Bad Career _ David Patterson _ Talks at Google
2. Breathing spell.
Hogfather (2006)
3. patriarchal spell.
Give Birth Like a Feminist _ Milli Hill _ Talks at Google
4. Breathing spell.
Hogfather (2006)
5. 'Is what a spell?
Magic For Liars _ Sarah Gailey _ Talks at Google
Примеры употребления для spell
1. And back then many Americans probably couldn‘t even spell "terrorism." Sadly, we can all spell the word now.
2. "Give me a U!" "U!" "Give me an M!" "M!" "What‘s that spell?" "YUM!" "What‘s that spell?" "YUM!
3. That could spell the unthinkable÷ American defeat.
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5. Failure and disappointment may well spell violence.