Noun

• S: (n) enchantment, spell, trance (a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation)
• S: (n) go, spell, tour, turn (a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)) "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) while, piece, spell, patch (a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition) "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
• S: (n) spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm (a verbal formula believed to have magical force) "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"

Verb

• S: (v) spell, spell out (orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of) "How do you spell this word?"; "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"
• S: (v) spell, import (indicate or signify) "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
• S: (v) spell, write (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"
• S: (v) spell (relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn) "She spelled her husband at the wheel"
• S: (v) spell (place under a spell)
• S: (v) spell (take turns working) "the workers spell every four hours"