Antonyms for spell
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : spel |
| Phonetic Transcription : spɛl |
Definition of spell
Origin :- "name the letters of," Old English spellian "to tell, speak," infl. by Old French espeller "declare, spell," from Frankish *spellon "to tell;" both Old English and Frankish from Proto-Germanic *spellan (cf. Old High German spellon "to tell," Old Norse spjalla, Gothic spillon "to talk, tell"), from PIE *spel- "to say aloud, recite." Related: Spelled; spelling.
- Meaning "write or say the letters of a word" is c.1400, from notion of "read letter by letter, read with difficulty" (c.1300). Spell out "explain step-by-step" is first recorded 1940, American English. Spelling bee is from 1878 (earlier simply spelling, 1860).
- noun interval, period
- noun magical aura over an entity
- noun seizure
- verb mean, imply
- verb give rest, relief
- That's his last dodge; I've seen the spell coming on, for some time.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- We could see the smile working on White Quiver like a spell.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- She leaned towards me, and beauty breathed about her as a spell.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Her spell had no effect on the god, who at once cast his net over her.
- Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
- He was as if under a spell, and his dark, strong face glowed with the magic of it.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- There was a moment's silence between the two in the kitchen, but the spell was broken.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- I write only to bid you farewell, the spell is removed; I see you as you are.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- So we said we'd as lief wait a spell, though a clean pinny wasn't needed.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- He, old and seasoned traveller as he was, had indeed fallen under the spell.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- I saw off men's legs, or I help them through a spell of sickness.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
Synonyms for spell
- abracadabra
- access
- add up to
- allow
- allure
- amount to
- amulet
- attack
- augur
- bewitching
- bewitchment
- bit
- bout
- breathe
- charm
- conjuration
- connote
- course
- denote
- enchanting
- enchantment
- exorcism
- express
- fascination
- fit
- free
- glamour
- go
- herald
- hex
- hexing
- hitch
- hocus-pocus
- illness
- import
- incantation
- indicate
- intend
- interlude
- intermission
- jag
- jinx
- lay off
- lie by
- magic
- mumbo jumbo
- orthographize
- paroxysm
- patch
- point to
- portend
- presage
- promise
- relay
- release
- relieve
- rune
- season
- shift
- signify
- sorcery
- space
- spasm
- stand in for
- stint
- streak
- stretch
- stroke
- suggest
- take over
- take the place of
- talisman
- term
- throe
- time
- tour
- tour of duty
- trance
- trick
- turn
- voodoo
- whack
- whammy
- while
- witchery
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