Carmelina knew that the bird was really the handsome prince under a spell from the wicked witch.When the old man was angry, he threatened to put a spell on the whole tribe.Pick a spell of dry weather and travel light: you could be pleasantly surprised.He's had a spell of bad luck recently.We are just here for a spell and pass on. The Lilac Fairy cast a spell that sent Aurora to sleep.a quiet spell (=when not much is happening ) We've had quite a quiet spell at work recently. a good/bad spell The team had some good spells during the match. a dizzy/fainting spell (=one when you feel unable to stand steadily and your head feels unclear ) She must have had a dizzy spell and fallen. sunny spells Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells. a cold/warm/hot spell There was a very cold spell in late November. a dry/wet spell Keep fuchsias well watered during prolonged dry spells in summer. a long/prolonged spell We have just had a long spell of unusually dry weather. COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a period of a particular kind of activity, weather, illness etc, usually a short period adjectives a brief/short spell After a brief spell in a florist's shop, she became a hairdresser. break a spell (=end the effect of some magic ) No one knew how to break the spell. put a spell on somebody (=make magic affect someone ) The fairy put a terrible spell on the princess. weave a spell (=do some magic ) She wove a spell, so that he slept forever and never grew old. verbs cast a spell (on somebody) (=do some magic ) Suddenly everyone froze, as if a wizard had cast a spell on them. an evil spell The people still believe in evil spells. an ancient city that still casts its spell over travellers 4 → break the spell COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a piece of magic that someone does, or the special words or ceremonies used in doing it adjectives a magic spell She found an ancient book of magic spells. 3 EFFECT/INFLUENCE a power that attracts, interests, and influences you very strongly fall/come/be under a spell I fell under the spell of her charm. a day of sunny spells and scattered showers He began to suffer from dizzy spells. spell of a spell of bad luck cold/wet/dry spell Water the young plants carefully during dry spells. 2 PERIOD OF TIME a period of a particular kind of activity, weather, illness etc, usually a short period brief/short spell After a brief spell in the army, I returned to teaching. be under a spell The whole town seemed to be under a spell. ○○ noun 1 MAGIC a piece of magic that someone does, or the special words or ceremonies used in doing it a magic spell put/cast a spell on somebody (=do a piece of magic to change someone ) The kiss of the prince broke the spell (=stopped the magic from working ).How do you spell your surname? spell spell 2."How do you spell your name?" "S-M-I-T-H.".In American English, ' organize' is always spelled with a ' z'.I've never been able to spell very well in English.That spells trouble for the individual, the team, and, perhaps most important, the client.These new rules spell the end of jobs as we have known them.Out-of-town retail developments often spell the death of independent high street shops.No one thinks this could spell the closure of the firm, but things could be better.And your last name is Aitchson? Could your spell that out for me please?.Some deaf children are, however, very proficient at sign language and they can also spell out words using finger spelling.These can be spelled out pretty easily on a resume, but the new qualifications can not.This argument is spelled out in detail in Chapter 19.The scale of the catastrophe was spelled out by one speaker after another.Gray also published a book by the same title in which he managed to spell Jon Swain's name incorrectly.He always spells his name for secretaries.→ spell something ↔ out → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus spell 3 → spell trouble/disaster/danger etc 4 American English WORK/DO WORK INSTEAD to do someone else’s work for them for a short period so that they can rest I can spell you if you get tired. 2 WRITE if letters spell a word, they form it B-O-O-K spells ‘book’. spell something wrong/wrongly You’ve spelled my name wrong. S2 verb ( past tense and past participle spelt / spelt / especially British English or spelled especially American English ) 1 SL WRITE to form a word by writing or naming the letters in order How do you spell ‘juice’? Pupils should know how to spell commonly used words.Spell misspell From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Linguistics spell spell 1 / spel /
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