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Spell Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 of 5

ˈspel 

transitive verb

1

a(1)

: to name the letters of in order

also : to write or print the letters of in order

(2)

: to write or print the letters of in a particular way

b

: to make up (a word)

What word do these letters spell?

c

: write sense 1b

Catnip is spelled as one word.

2

: to add up to : mean

crop failure was likely to spell stark famine Stringfellow Barr

3

: to find out by study : come to understand

—often used with out

it requires some pains to spell out those decorations F. J. Mather

4

: to read slowly and with difficulty

—often used with out

intransitive verb

: to form words with letters

teach children to spell

also : to spell words in a certain way

spells the way he speaks

spell

2 of 5

1

a

: a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power

b

: a state of enchantment

2

: a strong compelling influence or attraction

spell

3 of 5

ˈspel 

transitive verb

: to put under a spell

spell

4 of 5

1

a

: an indeterminate period of time

waited a spell before advancing

also : a continuous period of time

did a spell in prison

b

: a stretch of a specified type of weather

2

: a period of bodily or mental distress or disorder

a spell of coughing

fainting spells

3

a

: a period spent in a job or occupation

b

chiefly Australia : a period of rest from work, activity, or use

4

a

: one's turn at work

b

archaic : a shift of workers

spell

5 of 5

transitive verb

1

: to take the place of for a time : relieve

we spell each other every two hours

2

: rest

intransitive verb

1

: to work in turns

2

chiefly Australia : to rest from an activity for a time

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • bewitch
  • charm
  • enchant
  • ensorcell
  • ensorcel
  • hex
  • overlook
  • strike

Noun (1)

  • abracadabra
  • bewitchment
  • charm
  • conjuration
  • enchantment
  • glamour
  • glamor
  • hex
  • incantation
  • invocation
  • whammy

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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, to mean, signify, read by spelling out letters, from Anglo-French espeleir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English spellian to relate, spell talk

Noun (1)

Middle English, talk, tale, from Old English; akin to Old High German spel talk, tale

Noun (2)

probably alteration of Middle English spale substitute, from Old English spala

Verb (3)

Middle English spelen, from Old English spelian; akin to Old English spala substitute

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4

Noun (1)

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

circa 1623, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 4b

Verb (3)

1595, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of spell was in the 14th century

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spell

1 of 5 noun

ˈspel 

1

a

: a spoken word or form of words believed to have magic power

b

: a state of enchantment

2

: a very strong influence or attraction

spell

2 of 5 verb

: to put under a spell : bewitch

spell

3 of 5 verb

: to take the place of for a time : relieve

if we spell each other we won't get tired

spell

4 of 5 verb

1

a

: to name, write, or print the letters of in order

b

: to be the letters of

"c-a-t" spells "cat"

2

: to amount to : mean

what you do could spell the difference between life and death

that usually spells trouble

spell

5 of 5 noun

1

: one's turn at work or duty

2

: a period spent in a job or occupation

3

a

: a short period of time

b

: a stretch of a specified type of weather

a hot spell

4

: a period of bodily or mental distress or disorder : attack, fit

a spell of coughing

fainting spells

Medical Definition

spell

noun

ˈspel 

: a period of bodily or mental distress or disorder

a spell of coughing

fainting spells

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how to spell ordinal numbers — How to Spell

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 21st, 22nd, 33rd

These numbers are called ordinal numbers.

Why do we spell 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th like this?
Where do the letters come from?

In this lesson, we're looking at the spelling of ordinal numbers and a few rules.

1st = first (She won first prize.)
2nd = second (I live on the 2nd floor.)
3rd = third (Take the third turning on the left.)
4th = fourth (It's his fourth birthday.)
5th = fifth (This is the 5th time I've taken my driving test.)

We need to write these ordinal numbers in words in formal writing - business, job applications, etc. But it's OK to write them in numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd...) in informal writing to friends, colleagues, social media comments, etc.

Look at these and notice the last two letters of the words
1st = first
2nd = second
3rd = third
4th = fourth
5th =fifth

Can you see the last two letters of the words make up the ordinal number?
first - last two letters are 'st' so put after 1 = 1st
second - last two letters are 'nd' put after 2 = 2nd
third - last two letters are 'rd' so put after 3 = 3rd
4th - last two letters are 'th' so put after 4 = 4th

We just add 'th' to teen numbers:
14th = fourteenth (fourteen + th)
15th = fifteenth (It's her fifteenth birthday. )
16th = sixteenth
17th = seventeenth
18th = eighteenth
19th = nineteenth

Hyphens for Normal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers from 21 upwards
We need a hyphen when we write cardinal numbers from 21 upwards. Notice there's no space between the letters and hyphen:
twenty-one
twenty-two
thirty-three
sixty-seven
one hundred and twenty-nine
one thousand two hundred and thirty-one pounds

Using a hyphen also applies to ordinal numbers from 21st.
twenty-first = 21st (It's her 21st on Sunday.)
twenty-second
twenty-third = 23rd
thirty-second = 32nd
thirty-third = 33rd
forty-third = 43rd
forty-fourth = 44th
fifty-third = 53rd
fifty-fifth = 55th
sixty-fourth = 64th
sixty-sixth = 66th
seventy-eighth = 78th
seventy-seventh = 77th
eighty-second = 82nd
eighty-eighth = 88th
ninety-ninth = 99th
two hundred and twenty-first = 221st
Remember, no space between hyphen and words.

Spelling rules with whole numbers - 20th, 30th, 40th...
20th = twentieth We have twenty and change the 'y' to 'ie' and add 'th' = twentieth (My birthday is on the 20th)
30th = thirtieth (It's her thirtieth birthday.)
40th = fortieth (It's my 40th birthday tomorrow.)
50th = fiftieth
60th = sixtieth
70th = seventieth
80th = eightieth
90th = ninetieth

In long numbers, 'th' is added to the last number:
106th = one hundred and sixth
242nd = two hundred and forty-second
2018th = two thousand and eighteenth

Careful
four, fourteen, forty (drop the u) and fourth, fourteenth, fortieth


five, fifteen, fifty and  fifth, fifteenth, fiftieth ( the 'f' helps pronunciation)


nine, nineteen, ninety but ninth (drop the 'e'), nineteenth, ninetieth (keep the ‘e’)


twelve but twelfth (Notice the 'v' becomes 'f')

Now do the exercise below

"Spell" morphological analysis of the word - associations, cases and declension of words

    • Find words starting with "spell"
    • Find words containing "spell"
    • Find words ending with "spell"

    Adjectives for spell

    What is a spell like? We offer a selection of adjectives based on literary works and articles.

    hemostatic

    inept

    Verbs for the word spell

    What can the spell do? What can be done with the spell? Selection of suitable verbs based on the Russian language.

    differ

    strain

    Sleep

    Come

    try0013 give away

    disperse

    force

    to strengthen

    to hide

    to burn

    to protect

    to rush

    Associations to the word spell

    Selection of an associative series. Words that are more or less associated with what you are looking for.

    lip

    rise

    faculty

    height

    song

    sharpening

    emptiness

    limit

    sequence

    meeting

    ten

    rice

    locust

    withdrawal

    dawn

    little book

    Hyponyms

    abracadabra

    What kind of spell (morphological analysis)

    Word parsing by part of speech, gender, number, animation and case.

    Part of speech:

    noun

    Gen.:

    medium

    Number:

    single

    Animation:

    inanimate

    Case:

    nominative

    Declension of the noun spell (what case)

    Case declension in singular and plural.

    Case Question Unit Mn. number
    Nominative (who, what?) spell spells
    Genitive (who, what?) spells spells
    Dative (to whom, what?) spell spells
    accusatory (who, what?) spell spells
    Creative (by whom, what?) spell spells
    Prepositional (about whom, about what?) spells spells

    Application area

    General vocabulary Computer games Fantasy, fantasy Religion

    Sentences with the word spell

    Our robot has made several sentences automatically. Evaluate his work, thereby you will help him become more perfect.

    1. The spell is ready to run out to the other end

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    0

    2. The spell conveniently gave instead of a long day

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    0

    3. The spell was able to appear to the deceased round

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    0

    4. The spell was hereditarily transmitted to the maximum distance

    1

    0

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See also

Translation Associations Anagrams Synonyms and antonyms Morphological analysis Declension Conjugations

Letter at the beginning Letter at the end

List all the spells from Harry Potter

There are many different spells in the books about the little wizard Harry. Some of them are for domestic needs, such as Alohomorra - opening door locks, while others are forbidden, from the field of black magic, such as Avada Kedavra - the spell of death.
There are three unforgivable spells used by the Death Eaters:
Cruciatus - A spell to torment and torture one's opponent.
Imperius - a spell with which you can freely control the enemy.
Avada Kedavra - killing spell, death spell.
There are also combat spells and spells used in the ordinary life of a wizard:
Accio - a spell that attracts objects.
Bombardo - a spell that blows up obstacles; Bombardo-Maxima is an enhanced explosion spell.
Sectumsempra is a wounding spell invented by Snape.
Brachio Emendo is a bone-dissolving charm used by Lockons on Harry's broken arm at the Quidditch tournament.
Wingardium Leviosa - a spell of levitation, raising and moving objects in the air, Ron Weasley did not succeed in any way.
Vipera Ivanesco - an enchantment that incinerates snakes. Used by Snape to kill a snake conjured by Lokons.
Confingo is a fire spell used by Hermione to set Snape's robe on fire at a Quidditch tournament.
Volnera Senentum - a spell that heals wounds.
Depulso - repulsive spell.
Confundus - a spell that plunges the enemy into a stupor.
Diffindo - charm-scissors.
Eat Slugs - a spell that causes slugs in your mouth.
Immobulus - a spell to immobilize the enemy.
Lakarnum Inflamare - small fire spells.
Incendio - spell-fire.
Levicorpus - turns the enemy head down.
Knox - extinguishes the light of the magic wand.
Stun is a stun spell invented by Snape.
Legilimens - With the help of this spell, Snape tried to read Harry's mind.
Oculus Reparo - an enchantment with which Hermione repaired Harry's glasses.
Lumos - the spell of light.
Petrificus Totalus - paralysis of the enemy.
Reducto - a destructive spell.
Expecto Patronum - Summon the wizard's personal patronus.
Incantatem - a spell that shows the last spell from a magic wand.
Finite Incantatem - an enchantment that breaks any spell except unforgivable ones.
Protego - spell-shield.
Flippendo is a repulsive spell.
Expelliarmus - an enchantment that knocks back the opponent's magic wand.

Let's list all the popular spells from the Harry Potter adventure cycle.

Creative spells

These are spells that affect objects or phenomena located around:

  • Aquamenti - to create water.
  • Lumos - turns on the light at the end of the wand.
  • Portus - opens a kind of portal.
  • Reparo - restores broken items, but is not suitable for repairing clothes and shoes.
  • Accio - calls for lost things.
  • Pyro - ignites a very strong fire, without the possibility of canceling it.
  • Mobiliarbus - moves objects.
  • Wingardium Leviosa - things begin to float in the air.
  • Engorgio - makes items bigger.
  • Reducer - makes objects smaller.

Combat spells

Allowing you to attack the enemy, both in a fair fight and on the sly. These include:

  • Levicorpus - makes it possible to hang the enemy upside down in the air.
  • Legilimens - Unlocks all of a person's memories.
  • Relascio - throws things back and pushes people away.
  • Expelliarmus - knocks out a magic wand from his hands (like any other object).
  • Incarcerus - strangles the enemy with an air loop.
  • Harling Hex - the spell causes the broom to drop its rider.
  • Petrificus Totalus - a man turns to stone.
  • Waddivazi - throws the enemy with all the things that come to hand.

Forbidden spells

Which are better not to cast if you don't want to sit in Azkaban: