spell

Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

“He cast a spell to cure warts.”

A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.

“under a spell”

Speech, discourse.

To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

“I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.”

Of letters: to compose (a word).

“The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.”

(with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.

“Please spell it out for me.”

To indicate that (some event) will occur.

“This spells trouble.”

To constitute; to measure.

To speak, to declaim.

To tell; to relate; to teach.

A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

A definite period (of work or other activity).

An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.

A period of rest; time off.

A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.

An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.

To work in place of (someone).

“to spell the helmsman”

To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

“They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.”

To rest from work for a time.

A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.