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spell1 (spĕl)

[Middle English spellen, to read letter by letter, from Old French espeller, of Germanic origin.]

verb: spelled or spelt (spĕlt), spell·ing, spells. 

transitive verb 

  1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word or part of a word).
  2. To constitute the letters of (a word): These letters spell
  3. To add up to; signify: Their unwise investment could spell financial ruin.

intransitive verb 

To form words by means of letters.

phrasal verbs

spell down
To defeat in a spelling bee.
spell out
To make explicit and clear: asked him to spell out his objectives.
To name or write in order the letters that constitute (a word or part of a word): spelled out my name.
spell2 (spĕl)

[Middle English, discourse, from Old English.]

noun 

    1. A word or formula believed to have magic power.
    2. A bewitched state; a trance.
  2. A compelling attraction; charm or fascination: the spell of the theater.

transitive verb: spelled, spell·ing, spells. 

To put (someone) under a spell; bewitch.
spell3 (spĕl)

[From Middle English spelen, to spare, from Old English spelian, to represent, substitute for.]

noun 

  1. A short, indefinite period of time.
  2. Informal A period of weather of a particular kind: a dry spell.
    1. One's turn at work.
    2. A period of work; a shift.
  4. Australian A period of rest.
  5. Informal A period of physical or mental disorder or distress: a dizzy spell.
  6. Informal A short distance.

verb: spelled, spell·ing, spells. 

transitive verb 

  1. To relieve (someone) from work temporarily by taking a turn.
  2. To allow to rest a while.

intransitive verb 

  1. To take turns working.
  2. Australian To rest for a time from an activity.