spell out

Verb

Meaning

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

make explicit; specify in detail

spell fully and without abbreviating

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

spell speke state name show list read say calender instance write describe explain identify define
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Antonyms

buffalo fox faze floor beat cloud
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Hypernyms

write specify spell specialize recite specialise

Hyponyms

misspell

Examples

To spell out the obvious is often to call it into question. Eric Hoffer

Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words. Douglas Coupland

Let us spell out the Magna Charta of which we humbly catch sight. Let us say to the people of whom all peoples are made: "Wake up and understand, look and see; and having begun again the consciousness which was mown down by slavery, decide that everything must be begun again!" Henri Barbusse

With the... symbolic memory we spell out the future-not one but many futures, which we weigh one against another. Jacob Bronowski

The tempest unleashes an alphabetletters fall through the apertures of crazy anglesto spell out the futureuprooting the course of inventionand enslaving the masters. Nancy Peters

Don't drink too much." "When I can spell out your name in shot glasses, I'll stop." "I'll have to get a shorter name." "I'll have to forget how to spell it. Richard Kadrey

Close letter words and terms

spell not correctly spell of work spell off spell right spell things out spell work