spell
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Types & categories
- psychological state hypernym
- possession hyponym
- fascination hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
How do you spell this word?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
it's my go
Types & categories
- work shift hypernym
Related & opposite
- move derivation
Sense 4 verb
indicate or signify
I'm afraid this spells trouble!
Types & categories
- mean hypernym
Related & opposite
- significance derivation
- meaning derivation
Sense 5 noun
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
he was here for a little while
Types & categories
- time hypernym
- cold spell hyponym
- hot spell hyponym
- snap hyponym
Sense 6 verb
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
He spelled the word wrong in this letter
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- spelling derivation
Sense 7 noun
a verbal formula believed to have magical force
he whispered a spell as he moved his hands
Types & categories
- speech communication hypernym
- conjuration hyponym
- hex hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
She spelled her husband at the wheel
Types & categories
- relieve hypernym
Sense 9 verb
place under a spell
Types & categories
- glamour hypernym
Related & opposite
- unspell antonym
- magic spell derivation
- trance derivation
Sense 10 verb
take turns working
the workers spell every four hours
Types & categories
- take turns hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | glamour |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spell |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | enchant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | psychological state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | possession |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fascination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spelling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | speller |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | recite |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | misspell |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | move |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | work shift |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | significance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | meaning |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mean |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | time |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cold spell |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hot spell |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | snap |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | spelling |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | spell out |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyphen |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | spell |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | charm |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | becharm |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech communication |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjuration |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | hex |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | relieve |
| 9 | antonym | Related & opposite | unspell |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | magic spell |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | trance |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | glamour |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | take turns |