"Spell" is a word in ENGLISH
A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a
logging spell.
One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or
watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or
gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the
masthead.
To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of,
at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
A spelk, or splinter.
To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters,
either orally or in writing.
The time during which one person or gang works until
relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few
hours, days, or weeks.
To constitute; to measure.
A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with
magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
To discover by characters or marks; to read with
difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an
author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a
word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper
letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a
spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn
the meaning of anything, by study.
A story; a tale.
To tell; to relate; to teach.
We decided to leave early, you wouldn't want to be there in the end, when the lights came on. You'd never sit down in here again. In a depressing shuffle we pushed to the door, now it was good to get up and out, while it was still a black hole, warm, and smokey, full of possibilities...
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abáyan - Liable to fall under a spell by which a benefit is changed into its opposite evil. Indì mo …
Read the complete definitionSee Embassy, the usual spelling.
Read the complete definitionamumúng v [a4] lose ones way under spell of evil spirit. Kun amumúngun ka baliha lang ang ímung sinínà arun …
Read the complete definitionananamsi n k. o. small timber tree. anananggal n k. o. unglù who, when under his supernatural spell, detaches the …
Read the complete definitionL. Lat. Spelled also tesnecius, enitius, crncas, cncyus. The eldest-born; the first-born; senior, as contrasted with the puis-ne, (younger.) Spelman
Read the complete definitionA letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.
Read the complete definitionIn the civil law. Earnest; earnest-money ; evidence of a completed bargain. Used of a contract of marriage, as well …
Read the complete definitionásta - (Sp. hasta) Till, until; even, not even. Hulatá akó ásta sa las díes. Wait for me till ten …
Read the complete definitionawóg - A spell or enchantment believed in by the superstitious, and supposed to make one remain within a rather …
Read the complete definitionbáhoy - A witch, hag, sorceress, enchantress; a ghost; to haunt, put a spell of fear upon somebody. Si Fuláno …
Read the complete definitionNotice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense).
Read the complete definitionbárang - An evil spell producing sickness; to cast an evil spell upon. Ginbárang siá sang manugbárang. The sorcerer cast …
Read the complete definitionA threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.
Read the complete definitionbató-bató - Dim. of bató. Also: to do a little at a time, pick up here and there, read and …
Read the complete definitionbinalúndò - Bewitched, transformed, changed by a spell into something else. (cf. balúndò).
Read the complete definitionA bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling.
Read the complete definitionbuláw - To throw or cast an evil spell over, to make sick by an evil spell, said by the …
Read the complete definitionbululáwon - (H) Liable to fall under a spell of sickness, amenable to spells. (cf. buláw, mabululáwon).
Read the complete definitionbuyúy - Ignorant, uneducated, boorish. (cf. pákok, kagúng, waláy tinón-an, dílì maálam, binukídnon, umánhon, etc.). c, This letter was formerly …
Read the complete definitionA proverb.
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