Definitions
1.verbTo put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
2.verbTo read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
3.verb(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
4.verbTo be able to write or say the letters that form words."I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic."
5.verbOf letters: to compose (a word)."The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”."
6.verb(with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail."Please spell it out for me."
7.verbTo indicate that (some event) will occur."This spells trouble."
8.verbTo constitute; to measure.
9.verbTo speak, to declaim.
10.verbTo tell; to relate; to teach.
11.verbTo work in place of (someone)."to spell the helmsman"
12.verbTo 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."
13.verbTo rest from work for a time.
14.nounThe act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
15.nounThe manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
16.nounA specific spelling of a word.
17.nounA spelling test or spelling bee.