1. spell - Noun
2. spell - Verb
3. Spell - Proper noun
A spelk, or splinter.
To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
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.
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.
One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
A story; a tale.
A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
To tell; to relate; to teach.
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
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.
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 form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank Lloyd Wright
Actions, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell characters. Johann Kaspar Lavater
To spell out the obvious is often to call it into question. Eric Hoffer
The beauty that addresses itself to the eyes is only the spell of the moment; the eye of the body is not always that of the soul. George Sand
I don't give a damn for man that can spell a word only one way. Mark Twain
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken. Simone de Beauvoir