Witchcraft Definition–noun | 1. | the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. | | 2. | magical influence; witchery. | |
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Spell Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right? | | 2. | (of letters) to form (a word, syllable, etc.): The letters spelled a rather rude word. | | 3. | to read letter by letter or with difficulty (often fol. by out): She painfully spelled out the message. | | 4. | to discern or find, as if by reading or study (often fol. by out). |
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| 5. | to signify; amount to: This delay spells disaster for us. | –verb (used without object) | 6. | to name, write, or give the letters of words, syllables, etc.: He spells poorly. | | 7. | to express words by letters, esp. correctly. | —Verb phrases | 8. | spell down, to outspell others in a spelling match. | | 9. | spell out, | a. | to explain something explicitly, so that the meaning is unmistakable: Must I spell it out for you? | | b. | to write out in full or enumerate the letters of which a word is composed: The title “Ph.D.” is seldom spelled out. | | |
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