spells
Periods of time
Spells are sequences of words believed to have magical power—incantations, charms, or hexes: The witch cast a spell on the prince.
By extension, a spell is any captivating influence: under the spell of her beauty.
To spell is to name or write the letters of a word in order: How do you spell that?
A spell is also a period of time, often brief or indefinite: a spell of bad weather, Come sit a spell.
To spell someone is to relieve them temporarily: I'll spell you at the wheel.
Spoken magical formula
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
- charmAttractive personal quality
conjuration · abracadabra · wizardry · witchcraft · sorcery · bewitchment · summoning · divination
Attractive personal quality
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
beguile · captivate · enthrall · enrapture · hypnotize · entrance · bewitch · ensorcell
Fixed work period
- shiftMovement or work period
- boutLimited stretch of something
- stretchPull to extend
- turnRotational movement
interval · duration · episode · run · patch · term · while · time
Interrupt continuity
- restCessation of activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- substitutionExchange of one for another
replacement · timeout · breather · recess · intermission · changeover · swap · rotation
Standard writing conventions
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- literacyAbility to read, write
dictation · writing · vocabulary · mnemonics · homophones · pronunciation · syllables · dyslexia
incantation
Spoken magical formula
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
charm · conjuration · abracadabra · wizardry · witchcraft · sorcery · bewitchment · summoning · divination · illusion
charm
Attractive personal quality
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
mesmerize · beguile · captivate · enthrall · enrapture · hypnotize · entrance · bewitch · ensorcell · glamour
stint
Fixed work period
turn · interval · duration · episode · run · patch · term · while · time · phase
break
Interrupt continuity
substitution · replacement · timeout · breather · recess · intermission · changeover · swap · rotation · cover
orthography
Standard writing conventions
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
literacy · dictation · writing · vocabulary · mnemonics · homophones · pronunciation · syllables · dyslexia · misspelling
- fantasy/medievalknights, dragons, castles, swords, quests
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- Magic & Fantasyenchantment, sorcery, alchemy, grimoires, necromancy
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- witchcraftwitch, witches, hex, hexes, potion
- Wizard StuffGandalf, Merlin, Harry Potter, Hermione, wands
spellsscience
Systematic study through observation
natural law · logic · reason · empiricism · rationality
spellsnature
Inherent quality or disposition
natural processes · natural phenomena · chance · coincidence · randomness
spellsblessings
Favors from the divine
benedictions · prayers · wards · protections · counterspells
- spell outExplain in detail
- spell castingInvoking magical effects
- dry spellProlonged absence of rain
- spell it outExplain in full detail
- magic spellSupernatural verbal formula
- spelling mistakeIncorrect letter sequence
spell, spelling, spelled, speller, misspell, misspelled, spellers, spellcasting, spellcraft