spelling | forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage |
spellhecker spelling checker | an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words |
finger spelling fingerspelling | an alphabet of manual signs |
spell magic spell magical spell charm | a verbal formula believed to have magical force, he whispered a spell as he moved his hands, inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese |
spelling bee spelldown spelling contest | a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly |
spelt Triticum spelta Triticum aestivum spelta | hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed |
emmer starch wheat two-grain spelt Triticum dicoccum | hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany, in United States as stock feed |
sinking spell | a temporary decline in health or value |
enchantment spell trance | a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation |
while piece spell patch | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition, he was here for a little while, I need to rest for a piece, a spell of good weather, a patch of bad weather |
cold spell cold snap | a spell of cold weather |
hot spell | a spell of hot weather |
breath breather breathing place breathing space breathing spell breathing time | a short respite |
go spell tour turn | a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else), it's my go, a spell of work |
spell | take turns working, the workers spell every four hours |
fingerspell finger-spell | communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language, The Deaf often fingerspell |
spell import | indicate or signify, I'm afraid this spells trouble! |
spell spell out | orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of, How do you spell this word? We had to spell out our names for the police officer |
spell out | make explicit, specify in detail, You should spell out your demands |
spell | place under a spell |
spell write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word), He spelled the word wrong in this letter |
spell out | spell fully and without abbreviating, Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial? |
spell | relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn, She spelled her husband at the wheel |
fascinated hypnotized hypnotised mesmerized mesmerised spellbound spell-bound transfixed | having your attention fixated as though by a spell |