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spell
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[ noun ] (psychology) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Synonyms Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)The audience leaves the play under a spell , It is the kind of spell which the exposure to spirit in its living active manifestation always evokes . The audience leaves the play under a spell , It is the kind of spell which the exposure to spirit in its living active manifestation always evokes . It casts a spell upon them so_that they leave with a feeling of having been in the mysterious presence of an evil power . For this does not account_for the integral , elemental power of that which grows with abounding vigor as the play unfolds , nor does it explain the strange numinous sense of presentness which comes over those who watch the play like a spell . Related terms |
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[ verb ] indicate or signify
Synonyms Examples "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Polyphosphates gave renewed life to soap products at a time when surfactants were a threat though expensive , and these same polyphosphates spelled the decline of soap usage when the synergism between polyphosphates and synthetic detergent actives was recognized and exploited . |
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[ verb ] recite the letters of or give the spelling of
Examples "How do you spell this word?" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Yes , we know , they 're professionals , men paid to play , and they should n't care how they 're handled , just as_long_as their names are spelled correctly on the first and fifteenth of each_month . |
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[ noun ] (work) a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
Examples "it's my go" "a spell of work" Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)Would you permit Juanita to walk_about the grounds with me for a short spell , Mrs._Lattimer '' ? |
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[ verb ] write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
Synonyms Examples "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" Used in print (San Francisco Chronicle...)Put them all_together and they spell_out the only four-letter word I can think_of : dull . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6200
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[ noun ] a verbal formula believed to have magical force
Synonyms Examples "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands" "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" Related terms |
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