English-Thai Dictionary

spell

N ช่วงเวลา  เวร  ระยะ  ช่วง  interval season term chueng-we-la

 

spell

VT มนตร์ คาถา  เสน่ห์  abracadabra amulet mon-ka-ta

 

spell

VT อ่าน สะกด คำ  an-sa-kod-kam

 

spell down

PHRV สะกด ผิด ใน การแข่งขัน  sa-kod-pid-nai-kan-kang-kan

 

spell for

PHRV สะกด ให้ กับ  sa-kod-hai-kab

 

spell out

PHRV สะกด ทีละ ตัวอักษร หรือ ทีละ คำ  sa-kod-te-la-tua-ak-son-rue-te-la-kam

 

spell trouble

IDM มีปัญหา  มีเรื่อง ไม่ดี เกิดขึ้น  me-pan-ha

 

spellbind

VT ทำให้ หลงใหล  ทำให้ ต้อง มนตร์ เสน่ห์  ทำให้ ลุ่มหลง  enthrall tam-hai-long-lai

 

spellbound

ADJ หลงใหล  ต้อง มนตร์  ต้อง เสน่ห์  amazed charmed bewildered fascinated long-lai

 

speller

N ผู้ สะกด คำ  phu-sa-kod-kam

 

spelling

N การสะกดคำ  kan-sa-kod-kam

 

spelling bee

N การแข่งขัน สะกด คำ  kan-kang-kan-sa-kod-kam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPELL

n.[The verb primarily signifies to throw or drive, and is probably formed on the root of L. pello. In some of the application of spell, we observe the sense of turn. We observe the same in throw, warp, cant, etc. ] 1. A story; a tale.
2. A charm consisting of some words of occult power. Start not; her actions shall be holy; you hear my speel is lawful. Begin, begin; the mystic spell prepare.
3. A turn of work; relief; turn of duty. Take a spell at the pump. Their toil is so extreme, that they cannot endure it above four hours in a day, but are succeed by spells.
4. In New England, a short time; a little time. [Not elegant. ]
5. A turn of gratuitous labor, sometimes accompanied with presents. People give their neighbors a spell.

 

SPELL

v.t.pret. and pp. spelled or spelt. 1. To tell or name the letters of a word, with a proper division of syllables, for the with a proper division of syllables, for the purpose of learning the pronunciation. In this matter children learn to read by first spelling the words.
2. To write or print with the proper letters; to form words by correct orthography. The word satire ought to be spelled with i, and not with y.
3. To take another's place or turn temporarily in any labor or service. [This is a popular use of the word in New England. ]
4. To charm; as spelled with words of power.
5. To read; to discover by characters or marks; with out; as, to speel out the sense of an author. We are not left to spell out a God in the works of creation.
6. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Not in use. ]

 

SPELL

v.i. 1. To form words with the proper letters, either in reading or writing. He knows not how to spell. Our orthography is so irregular that most persons never learn to spell.
2. To read.

 

SPELLED, SPELT

pret. and pp. of spell.

 

SPELLER

n.One that spells; one skilled in spelling.

 

SPELLING

ppr. 1. Naming the letters of a word, or writing them; forming words with their proper letters.
2. Taking another's turn.

 

SPELLING

n. 1. The act of naming the letters of a word, or the act of writing or printing words with their proper letters.
2. Orthography; the manner of forming words with letters. Bad spelling is disreputable to a gentleman.

 

SPELLING-BOOK

n.A book for teaching children to spell and read.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPELL

Spell, n. Etym: [OE. speld, AS. speld a spill to light a candle with; akin to D. speld a pin, OD. spelle, G. spalten to split, OHG. spaltan, MHG. spelte a splinter, Icel. spjald a square tablet, Goth. spilda a writing tablet. Cf. Spillsplinter, roll of paper, Spell to tell the letters of. ]

 

Defn: A spelk, or splinter. [Obs. ] Holland.

 

SPELL

Spell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spelling. ] Etym: [AS. spelian to supply another's place. ]

 

Defn: To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.

 

SPELL

SPELL Spell, n.

 

1. The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or wathing; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spellat the pumps; a spell at the masthead. A spell at the wheel isc called a trick. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

 

2. 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. Nothing new hass happened in this quarter, except the setting in of a severe spell of cold weather. Washington.

 

3. One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells. [R.] Their toil is so extreme that they can not endure it above four hours in a day, but are succeeded by spells. Garew.

 

4. A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell. [Local, U.S.]

 

SPELL

SPELL Spell, n.Etym: [AS. spell a saying, tale, speech; akin to OS. & OHG. spel, Icel. spjall,Goth. spill. Cf. Gospel, Spell to tell the letters of. ]

 

1. A story; a tale. [Obs. ] "Hearken to my spell. " Chaucer.

 

2. A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm. Start not; her actions shall be holy as You hear my spell is lawful. Shak.

 

SPELL

Spell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled ( or Spelt (; p. pr. & vb. n.Spelling. ] Etym: [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS. spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to relate, Goth. spill. e Spell a tale. In sense 4 and those following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word, and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D. spellen to spell. Cf. Spell splinter. ]

 

1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs. ] Might I that legend find, By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes. T. Warton.

 

2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. "Spelled with words of power. " Dryden. He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. Sir G. Buck.

 

3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs. ] The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together did spell but one in effect. Fuller.

 

4. 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. The word "satire " ought to be spelled with i, and not with y. Dryden.

 

5. 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. To spell out a God in the works of creation. South. To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon every accident. Milton.

 

SPELL

SPELL Spell, v. i.

 

1. To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing. When what small knowledge was, in them did dwell, And he a god, who could but read or spell. Dryden.

 

2. To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study. [Obs. ] Where I may sit and rightly spell Of every star that heaven doth shew, And every herb that sips the dew. Milton.

 

SPELLABLE

SPELLABLE Spell "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being spelt. Carlyle.

 

SPELLBIND

Spell "bind `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n.Spellbinding. ]

 

Defn: To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell "bind `er (#), n.

 

SPELLBOUND

SPELLBOUND Spell "bound `, a.

 

Defn: Bound by, or as by, a spell.

 

SPELLER

SPELLER Spell "er, n.

 

1. One who spells.

 

2. A spelling book. [U. S.]

 

SPELLFUL

SPELLFUL Spell "ful, a.

 

Defn: Abounding in spells, or charms. Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse, Each spellful mystery explained he views. Hoole.

 

SPELLING

SPELLING Spell "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.

 

SPELLING

SPELLING Spell "ing, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to spelling. Spelling bee, a spelling match. [U.S.] -- Spelling book, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. -- Spelling match, a contest of skill in spelling words, between two or more persons.

 

SPELLKEN

SPELLKEN Spell "ken, n.

 

Defn: A theater. [Slang ] Byron.

 

SPELLWORK

SPELLWORK Spell "work `, n.

 

Defn: Power or effect of magic; that which is wrought by magic; enchantment. Like those Peri isles of light That hang by spellwork in the air. Moore.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spell

spell 1 |spel spɛl | ▶verb ( past and past participle spelled |speld |or chiefly Brit. spelt |spelt | ) [ with obj. ] write or name the letters that form (a word ) in correct sequence: Dolly spelled her name | [ no obj. ] : journals have a house style about how to spell. • (of letters ) make up or form (a word ): the letters spell the word “how. ” • be recognizable as a sign or characteristic of: she had the chic, efficient look that spells Milan. • lead to: the plans would spell disaster for the economy. PHRASAL VERBS spell something out speak the letters that form a word in sequence. • explain something in detail: I'll spell out the problem again. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French espeller, from the Germanic base of spell 2 .

 

spell

spell 2 |spɛl spel | ▶noun a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation. • a state of enchantment caused by such a form of words: the magician may cast a spell on himself. • an ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them: she is afraid that you are waking from her spell. PHRASES under a spell not fully in control of one's thoughts and actions, as though in a state of enchantment. under someone's spell so devoted to someone that they seem to have magic power over one. ORIGIN Old English spel (l ) ‘narration, ’ of Germanic origin.

 

spell

spell 3 |spɛl spel | ▶noun a short period: I want to get away from racing for a spell. • a period spent in an activity: a spell of greenhouse work. • a period of a specified kind of weather: an early cold spell in autumn. • a period of suffering from a specified kind of illness: she plunges off a yacht and suffers a spell of amnesia. • Austral. a period of rest from work. ▶verb [ with obj. ] allow (someone ) to rest briefly by taking their place in some activity: I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel. • [ no obj. ] Austral. take a brief rest: I'll spell for a bit. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: variant of dialect spele ‘take the place of, ’ of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was ‘shift of relief workers. ’

 

spell

spell 4 |spɛl | ▶noun a splinter of wood. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete speld ‘chip, splinter ’.

 

spellbind

spell bind |ˈspelˌbīnd ˈspɛlbaɪnd | ▶verb ( past and past participle spellbound ) [ with obj. ] hold the complete attention of (someone ) as though by magic; fascinate: (as adj. spellbound ) : the killer whale gave the spellbound audience a good soaking. DERIVATIVES spell bind er noun

 

spellbinding

spell bind ing |ˈspelˌbīndiNG ˈspelbaɪndɪŋ | ▶adjective holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating: she told the spellbinding story of her life. DERIVATIVES spell bind ing ly adverb

 

spellcheck

spell check |ˈspelˌCHek ˈspɛlˌtʃɛk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] check the spelling in (a text ) using a spellchecker. ▶noun a check of the spelling in a file of text using a spellchecker. • a spellchecker.

 

spellchecker

spell check er |ˈspelˌCHeker ˈspɛlˌtʃɛkər | ▶noun a computer program that checks the spelling of words in files of text, typically by comparison with a stored list of words.

 

speller

spell er |ˈspelər ˈspɛlər | ▶noun [ with adj. ] a person who spells with a specified ability: a very weak speller. • a book for teaching spelling. • another term for spellchecker.

 

spelling

spell ing |ˈspeliNG ˈspɛlɪŋ | ▶noun the process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word. • the way a word is spelled: the spelling of his name was influenced by French. • a person's ability to spell words: her spelling was deplorable.

 

spelling bee

spell ing bee |ˈspɛlɪŋ ˌbi | ▶noun a spelling competition.

 

spelling checker

spell ing check er ▶noun another term for spellchecker.

 

Oxford Dictionary

spell

spell 1 |spɛl | ▶verb ( past and past participle spelled or chiefly Brit. spelt ) [ with obj. ] 1 write or name the letters that form (a word ) in correct sequence: Dolly spelled her name | [ no obj. ] : journals have a house style about how to spell. • (of letters ) make up or form (a word ). 2 be a sign or characteristic of: she had the chic, efficient look that spells Milan. • mean or have as a result: the plans would spell disaster for the economy. PHRASAL VERBS spell something out explain something in detail: I'll spell out the problem again. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French espeller, from the Germanic base of spell 2 .

 

spell

spell 2 |spɛl | ▶noun a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation. • a state of enchantment caused by a magic spell: the magician may cast a spell on himself. • an ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them: he woke from her spell. PHRASES under a spell not fully in control of one's thoughts and actions. under someone's spell so devoted to someone that they seem to have magic power over one. ORIGIN Old English spel (l ) ‘narration ’, of Germanic origin.

 

spell

spell 3 |spɛl | ▶noun a short period: I want to get away from racing for a spell. • a period spent in an activity: a spell of greenhouse work. • Austral. /NZ a period of rest from work. • Cricket a series of overs during a session of play in which a particular bowler bowls. ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly N. Amer. allow (someone ) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity: I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel. • [ no obj. ] Austral. /NZ take a brief rest: I'll spell for a bit. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: variant of dialect spele ‘take the place of ’, of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was ‘shift of relief workers ’.

 

spell

spell 4 |spɛl | ▶noun a splinter of wood. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete speld ‘chip, splinter ’.

 

spellbind

spell |bind |ˈspɛlbʌɪnd | ▶verb ( past and past participle spellbound ) [ with obj. ] hold the complete attention of (someone ) as though by magic; fascinate: the singer held the audience spellbound . DERIVATIVES spellbinder noun

 

spellbinding

spell |bind |ing |ˈspɛlbʌɪndɪŋ | ▶adjective holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating: a place of spellbinding beauty. DERIVATIVES spellbindingly adverb

 

spellcheck

spell |check |ˈspɛltʃɛk | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] a check of the spelling in a file of text using a spellchecker. • a spellchecker. ▶verb [ with obj. ] check the spelling in (a text ) using a spellchecker.

 

spellchecker

spell |check ¦er |ˈspɛltʃɛkə (r )| ▶noun a computer program which checks the spelling of words in files of text, typically by comparison with a stored list of words.

 

speller

spell ¦er |ˈspɛlə | ▶noun [ with adj. ] a person who spells with a specified ability: a very weak speller. • chiefly N. Amer. a book for teaching spelling. • another term for spellchecker.

 

spelling

spell |ing |ˈspɛlɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word. • [ count noun ] the way a word is spelled: the spelling of his name was influenced by French. • a person's ability to spell words: her spelling was deplorable.

 

spelling bee

spell |ing bee ▶noun a spelling competition.

 

spelling checker

spelling checker ▶noun a spellchecker.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

spell

spell 1 verb the drought spelled disaster for them: signal, signify, mean, amount to, add up to, constitute; portend, augur, herald, bode, promise; involve; literary betoken, foretoken, forebode. PHRASES spell out allow us to spell out the plan in detail: explain, make clear, make plain, elucidate, clarify; specify, itemize, detail, enumerate, list, expound, particularize, catalog. WORD LINKS orthography the conventional spelling system of a language Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

spell

spell 2 noun 1 the witch recited a spell: incantation, charm, conjuration, formula; (spells ) magic, sorcery, witchcraft, hex, curse. 2 she surrendered to his spell: influence, (animal ) magnetism, charisma, allure, lure, charm, attraction, enticement; magic, romance, mystique. PHRASES cast a spell on it's as if this town cast a spell on me: bewitch, enchant, entrance; curse, jinx, witch, hex.

 

spell

spell 3 noun 1 a spell of dry weather: period, time, interval, season, stretch, run, course, streak, patch. 2 a spell of dizziness: bout, fit, attack.

 

spellbinding

spellbinding adjective a spellbinding tale: fascinating, enthralling, entrancing, bewitching, captivating, riveting, engrossing, gripping, absorbing, compelling, compulsive, mesmerizing, hypnotic; informal unputdownable. ANTONYMS boring.

 

spellbound

spellbound adjective the audience was spellbound: enthralled, fascinated, rapt, riveted, transfixed, gripped, captivated, bewitched, enchanted, mesmerized, hypnotized; informal hooked.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

spell

spell 1 verb the drought could spell disaster for wildlife in some parts of the country: lead to, result in, bring about, bring on, cause, be the cause of; mean, amount to, add up to, constitute, signal, signify, point to; portend, augur, presage, herald, bode, promise; involve; literary betoken, harbinger, foretoken, forebode. PHRASES spell something out Chapman spelled out his aims for the club: explain, make clear, make plain, elucidate, clarify; specify, set out, set forth, state precisely, be specific about, itemize, detail, enumerate, list, unfold, expound, particularize, delineate, catalogue, rehearse. WORD LINKS spell orthography spelling system of a language Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

spell

spell 2 noun 1 the witch recited a spell: incantation, charm, conjuration, rune, magic formula; abracadabra; (spells ) sorcery, magic, witchcraft, witchery; N. Amer. hex, mojo; NZ makutu. 2 Margaret surrendered to his spell: irresistible influence, fascination, magnetism, animal magnetism, charisma, allure, lure, charm, attraction, pull, draw, enticement, beguilement; magic, romance, mystique, glamour. PHRASES cast a spell on everyone froze, as if a wizard had cast a spell on them: bewitch, enchant; curse, jinx, witch; N. Amer. hex; Austral. point the bone at; literary entrance.

 

spell

spell 3 noun 1 the current spell of dry weather: period, time, interval, season, stretch, run, course, round, span, streak; snap; Brit. informal patch, spot. 2 his spells of dizziness: bout, fit, attack; dose. 3 she did a spell at the tiller: stint, turn, stretch, session, term; shift, tour of duty, watch.

 

spellbinding

spellbinding adjective a spellbinding tale: fascinating, enthralling, entrancing, bewitching, captivating, intriguing, riveting, transfixing, engrossing, gripping, very interesting, very exciting, thrilling, absorbing, compelling, compulsive, mesmerizing, mesmeric, hypnotic, magical; informal unputdownable. ANTONYMS boring, dull.

 

spellbound

spellbound adjective the audience was spellbound: enthralled, fascinated, rapt, riveted, transfixed, gripped, entranced, captivated, bewitched, under someone's spell, enraptured, enchanted, mesmerized, hypnotized; informal hooked. ANTONYMS bored, uninterested.

 

Duden Dictionary

Spellchecker

Spell che cker Substantiv, maskulin EDV , der |ˈspɛlt͜ʃɛkɐ |der Spellchecker; Genitiv: des Spellcheckers, Plural: die Spellchecker englisch die Rechtschreibung [und Grammatik ] von Texten überprüfendes Programm

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spell

spell 1 /spel /〖語源は 「(詳細に )話す 」〗(名 )spelling 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /, ｟英 ｠spelt /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈語 〉をつづる , …のつづりを言う [書く ]; 〖～ A (as ) B 〗AをBとつづる ▸ How do you spell your name? 名前のつづりを言ってもらえますか ▸ spell a name wrong [wrongly ]名前のつづりを間違える 2 〈文字が 〉 (つづられて )〈語 〉になる (!受け身にしない ) ▸ D-O-G spells “dog. ”D-O-Gとつづるとdogになる 3 ｟話 ｠〈事が 〉 «…にとって » 〈好ましくない結果 〉を招く , もたらす ; 〈好ましくない事 〉を意味する «for » (!進行形にしない ) ▸ spell trouble やっかいなことになる 自動詞 (正しく )語をつづる ; 語のつづりを言う [書く ].sp è ll A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈事 〉をはっきり [明確に ]説明する ; 〖～ out wh節 〗…かを詳細に説明する .2 A 〈語 〉 (の文字 )を一字一字言う [書く ]; 〈語 〉 (の文字 )を略さずに書く .3 Aを苦労して読む .4 (研究によって )Aを理解する, 明らかにする .

 

spell

spell 2 /spel /〖語源は 「ひと続きの仕事 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (ある天候が続く )期間 , 一続き ▸ a dry spell ≒a spell of dry weather 日照り続き 2 (活動 仕事の )一時期 ; 一仕事 ; «…の » 順番 , 交替 «at , on » ▸ have a brief spell as a secretary 一時秘書として勤める 3 (病気の )一時期 , 発作 ▸ a dizzy spell 一時のめまい 4 ｟主に豪 ｠休息時間 .5 しばらくの間 (→come in 表現 )▸ wait (for ) a spell しばらく待つ .動詞 他動詞 ｟主に米 豪 ｠(しばらくの間 )〈人 〉と交替する ; (代わって )〈人 〉を休ませる .自動詞 ｟豪 ｠休息する .

 

spell

spell 3 /spel /〖語源は 「言葉 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 呪文 （じゆもん ）, まじない ; 呪文 [まじない ]の文句 .2 〖通例単数形で 〗魔力 , 魔法 ; 魅力 ▸ put [cast ] a spell on [over ] A A 〈人 〉に魔法をかける ▸ break the spell 魔法を解く ▸ under a spell 魔法にかかって, 魅力にとりつかれて

 

spellbinder

sp é ll b ì nd er 名詞 C 人を魅了する人, 雄弁家 .

 

spellbinding

sp é ll b ì nd ing 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗魅力的な [興味深い ]〈話 音楽など 〉.

 

spellbound

sp é ll b ò und 形容詞 魅了された ; 魔法 [呪文 ]にかかったような .

 

spell(-)check

sp é ll (-)ch è ck sp é ll ch è ck 動詞 他動詞 自動詞 〘コンピュ 〙(…に )スペルチェックをかける .名詞 C 〘コンピュ 〙(スペルチェッカーを使った )スペルチェック ; スペルチェッカー ▸ run a spell check over the document その文書にスペルチェックをかける .～er 名詞 C 〘コンピュ 〙スペルチェッカー .

 

speller

sp é ll er 名詞 C 1 〖形容詞 を伴って 〗字をつづる人 ▸ a good [bad ] speller つづりの正確 [不正確 ]な人 .2 ｟米 ｠つづり字教本 .

 

spelling

spell ing /spélɪŋ /→spell 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U C (語を正しく )つづること ; つづる能力 ; つづり方 , 正書 [字 ]法 ▸ spelling mistakes [errors ]つづりの間違い 2 C (語の )つづり , 「スペル 」 (!英語ではspellといわない ) ▸ “Centre ” is the British spelling of “center. ”centreはcenterの英国式つづりだ ～́ b è e ｟米 ｠つづり字競技 (会 ).～́ b ò ok つづり字教本 .～́ ch è cker ＝spell (-)checker .～́ pronunci à tion つづり字発音 .