See spell on Wiktionary
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"form": "spelled",
"tags": [
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},
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]
},
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"form": "spell",
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]
},
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"form": "spells",
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},
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"form": "spelt",
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"past"
]
},
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"form": "spelt",
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},
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"form": "spelling",
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "C, A and T spell cat."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make up a word."
],
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"raw_tags": [
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},
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Jack says: \"Spell cat for me, Jill.\""
},
{
"text": "Jill says: \"C-A-T.\""
}
],
"glosses": [
"To say or write all the letters that make up a word, in the right order."
],
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},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Jack says: I thought cat was spelled K-A-T."
},
{
"text": "Jill says: That is because you cannot spell very well."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To spell all the words in a language correctly."
],
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}
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"enpr": "spĕl"
},
{
"ipa": "/spɛl/"
},
{
"sampa": "/spEl/"
},
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"tags": [
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],
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"form": "spell",
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"examples": [
{
"text": "He stayed in his house for quite a spell."
}
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"A spell is an amount of time."
],
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"word": "period"
},
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"word": "time"
}
]
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"examples": [
{
"text": "We've had a bad spell of weather."
}
],
"glosses": [
"What happens during an amount of time."
],
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},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He cast a spell on us."
},
{
"text": "The witch cast an evil spell on the princess."
}
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"Words supposed to have a magical power, or the effect they are supposed to have."
],
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "incantation"
}
]
}
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"enpr": "spĕl"
},
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"word": "spell"
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}
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"examples": [
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"text": "Jack says: \"Spell cat for me, Jill.\""
},
{
"text": "Jill says: \"C-A-T.\""
}
],
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]
},
{
"examples": [
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"text": "Jack says: I thought cat was spelled K-A-T."
},
{
"text": "Jill says: That is because you cannot spell very well."
}
],
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"To spell all the words in a language correctly."
]
}
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"enpr": "spĕl"
},
{
"ipa": "/spɛl/"
},
{
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"US"
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"form": "spell",
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{
"form": "spells",
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"text": "He stayed in his house for quite a spell."
}
],
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"A spell is an amount of time."
],
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"word": "period"
},
{
"word": "time"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "We've had a bad spell of weather."
}
],
"glosses": [
"What happens during an amount of time."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He cast a spell on us."
},
{
"text": "The witch cast an evil spell on the princess."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Words supposed to have a magical power, or the effect they are supposed to have."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "incantation"
}
]
}
],
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"enpr": "spĕl"
},
{
"ipa": "/spɛl/"
},
{
"sampa": "/spEl/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-spell.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "spell"
}
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