English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of spell

spell

/noun/ जादू; मंत्र; अवधि; तंत्र; मोहिनी; सम्मोहन; समय; दौर; चरण; सूचित करना; आवेग;
/verb/हिज्जे करना; संकेत करना; शब्द-विन्यास करना;

Synonym magic; mantra; term; system; siren; fascination; time; round; charan; betoken; Ebulliency; spell out;

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English Dictionary:

1. Spell

[n.]

- A spelk, or splinter.
- The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead.
- The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks.
- One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
- A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
- A story; a tale.
- A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.

2. Spell

[v. i.]

- To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
- To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.

3. Spell

[v. t.]

- To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
- To tell; to relate; to teach.
- To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
- To constitute; to measure.
- To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
- To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.