plural of Spell

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spell

plural of spell

A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour. / (informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).

(transitive, obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. / A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. / (obsolete) Speech, discourse.

To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

(transitive) To work in place of (someone). / (transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break. / (intransitive, colloquial) To rest from work for a time.

(dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk. / The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. / (uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.