What part of speech is spell?

Spell can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. spell is a verb, present, 1st person singular of spell (infinitive).
  • 2. spell is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. spell is a noun, singular of spells.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does spell mean?

Definitions

Verb
spell - 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"
spell - place under a spell
spell - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
spell - 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"
spell - take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"
spell - relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel"

Noun
spell - 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"
spell - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
spell - 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"
spell - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
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Examples of spell

#   Sentence  
1. noun He whispered a spell as he moved his hands.
2. noun A spell of good weather.
3. noun A spell of work.
4. noun A cold spell gripped Europe.
5. noun We have had a long spell of cold weather.
6. noun The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.
7. noun The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.
8. noun The natives were tormented by a long spell of dry weather.
9. noun A spell of fine weather enabled us to get the harvest in safely.
10. noun We've had a long spell of fine weather.
11. noun We had a spell of fine weather last autumn.
12. noun The spell was broken and the pig turned into a man.
13. noun A dry spell accounts for the poor crop.
14. noun We have had a long spell of hot weather.
15. noun The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.
16. verb How do you spell this word?
17. verb We had to spell out our names for the police officer.
18. verb The workers spell every four hours.
19. verb I should let you know though that she was very offended this morning that you didn't spell her name right in the email - I mean it's such a common spelling.
20. verb No one's going to hire you if you can't even spell, especially if you're a high school graduate.
21. verb How do you spell "pretty"?
22. verb Dorgan didn't know how to spell dachshund.
23. verb Tell me how to spell the word.
24. verb Will you tell me how to spell the word?
25. verb How do you spell the word?
26. verb Could you spell it, please?
27. verb Well, I'll tell you how to spell my name.
28. verb Researchers at the Gorilla Foundation have to spell out words like "c-a-n-d-y" and "g-u-m" when Koko is nearby.
29. verb How do you spell your name?
30. verb I hear that Americans spell it l-a-b-o-r.
Sentence  
noun
He whispered a spell as he moved his hands.
A spell of good weather.
A spell of work.
A cold spell gripped Europe.
We have had a long spell of cold weather.
The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.
The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.
The natives were tormented by a long spell of dry weather.
A spell of fine weather enabled us to get the harvest in safely.
We've had a long spell of fine weather.
We had a spell of fine weather last autumn.
The spell was broken and the pig turned into a man.
A dry spell accounts for the poor crop.
We have had a long spell of hot weather.
The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.
verb
How do you spell this word?
We had to spell out our names for the police officer.
The workers spell every four hours.
I should let you know though that she was very offended this morning that you didn't spell her name right in the email - I mean it's such a common spelling.
No one's going to hire you if you can't even spell, especially if you're a high school graduate.
How do you spell "pretty"?
Dorgan didn't know how to spell dachshund.
Tell me how to spell the word.
Will you tell me how to spell the word?
How do you spell the word?
Could you spell it, please?
Well, I'll tell you how to spell my name.
Researchers at the Gorilla Foundation have to spell out words like "c-a-n-d-y" and "g-u-m" when Koko is nearby.
How do you spell your name?
I hear that Americans spell it l-a-b-o-r.
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