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    [Verb]  | "spell" | \ ˈspel \


    1: to name the letters of in order; also : to write or print the letters of in order

    2: to write or print the letters of in a particular way

    3: to make up (a word)


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, to mean, signify, read by spelling out letters, from Anglo-French espeleir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English spellian to relate, spell talk;

    [Verb]  | "spell" | \ ˈspel \


    1: to put under a spell


    Origin: circa 1623 ;

    [Verb]  | "spell" 


    1: to take the place of for a time : relieve

    2: rest

    3: to work in turns


    Origin: 1595 ;

     Middle English spelen, from Old English spelian; akin to Old English spala substitute;

    [Verb]  | "spell out" 


    1: to make plain

    2: to write or print in letters and in full


    Origin: 1940 ;

    [Noun]  | "di*sas*ter" | \ di-ˈza-stər \


    1: a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction

    2: someone or something that is very bad: such as

    3: someone or something that is extremely unsuccessful


    Origin: 1567 ;

     Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from Latin) + astro star, from Latin astrum{mat|astral|};

    [Verb]  | "spelled" 


    1: to cast a spell on;


      * e.g., " ... it was as if he had spelled the public into believing his ridiculous claims "



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    2: to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind;


      * e.g., " ... that summertime combination of hot temperatures and equally hot tempers can spell trouble "



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    [Verb]  | "spell" 


    1: to cast a spell on;


      * e.g., " ... it was as if he had spelled the public into believing his ridiculous claims "



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    2: to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind;


      * e.g., " ... that summertime combination of hot temperatures and equally hot tempers can spell trouble "



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    [Verb]  | "spelled out" 


    1: to make plain or understandable;


      * e.g., " ... the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man "





    [Verb]  | "spell out" 


    1: to make plain or understandable;


      * e.g., " ... the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man "





     [ "spelled" ]

    1: The correct term for the past-tense of 'spell'. Commonly mistaken for the word 'spelt' which is a type of wheat grown in Europe.

      * e.g.,  ... I spelled that word correctly. 

     [ "spelling" ]

    1: A lost art.

      * e.g.,  ... wuht ish teh speling tset? O_o 

     [ "spelling" ]

    1: A very basic skill that most of the contributers on UD need to learn.

      * e.g.,  ... I get annoyed reading entries on UD due to the poor spelling. 

     [ "spelling" ]

    1:  Refers to the correct way to spell certain words.

      * e.g.,  ... n00b: omg liek i ownn u baich u suk dog balz hahaahah 


     [ "spelling" ]

    2:  Something that both n00bs and wannabe gangstas are incabable of learning, besides most people on the internet.

      * e.g.,  ... wannabe gangsta: Yo dis be dat new shitt dawg 

     [ "spelling" ]

    1: What people are incapable of doing on the Internet.

      * e.g.,  ... It's "you," not "u." IT'S ONLY 2 MORE CHARACTERS.  

     [ "spelling" ]

    1: The correct arrangement of letters, to form words.

      * e.g.,  ... Sister: hey hey hey, wots dat? 

     [ "spelling" ]

    1: Absent from the internet.

      * e.g.,  ... L0lzz!!! 5734m 5uX 1 r 73h 1337! 

     [ "Spelling" ]

    1: An poplar ancient science where one learned how to spell correctly. It was a very important part of human communication all the way up until the invention of Spell Check, after which nobody really cared.

      * e.g.,  ... Who cares about spelling? The computer is going to correct it anyway. 

     [ "Spelling" ]

    1: Spelling is a great subject! Some think it's terribly boring, unuseful and just plainly bad. But to most of those who are bound to be 'good' at it normally enjoy it. Spelling is just wonderful. Sitting down, doing activities, adding on your vocabulary. Ahh. But in highschool you obviously don't do that.. Which is a shame... Well life is hard. SPELLING RULES.

      * e.g.,  ... Person who is good at spelling and is in primary school: YES! Spelling after recess! Wicked! 

     [ "Spell" ]

    1: Noun: The acute feeling caused by observing a person's small but significant behavior that makes you feel so embarrassed you want to crawl out of your skin or sew your eyes shut. Typically, the cause of spell goes unacknowledged in the moment, by both the source of the spell, as well as the witnesses. Can leads to body chills, excessive cringing, and flashbacks to the particular moment of spell.

      * e.g.,  ... The guy I'm seeing earnestly played a cheesy song on his guitar without any irony - it gave me such spell. An awkward missed high five or fist bump is ripe with spell. This TV show, The Bachelor, is such a spell machine. 

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