spell
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8.2
- noun
- /spɛl/
- Literature
- We can get them back if we break the spell by rescuing Jaunty.
- cast spells
- magic spell
- break the spell
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- And she says we fear your spells of immortality.
- Silence the tracks of your hammers with the spells of summer in their eyes.
- And he goes looking through the spell books, and things go wrong.
- I don't think I cast any spells, I just think I'm a wizard.
- And that's what that's the spell that meditation breaks.
- What are there any spells that you could teach me?
- I fell under your spell love no one can deny.
Examples
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Indeed, I did fall under her spell.
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I mean, it's like he cast a spell over the entire area.
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You have to believe in the spell for it to take hold.
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But not all of the effects of the spell are gone.
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When do we know if the spell worked?
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I've never cast a spell of enchantment this powerful.
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Conjuring up fish had them awestruck, and that was a spell a child could perform.
Fiction book (1991) -
I have collected magical spells used for healing, for example, in the Misima language.
Academic text (1991) -
The magician recited a few words and cast a spell that filled the room with sparkling lights.
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After drinking the potion, she felt as if she had fallen under a spell of enchantment.
Synonyms
55
7.1
A state when a person is not fully aware and cannot control their actions
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8.8
Words or sounds that someone says in a ritual to try to make magic happen
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5.2
Words people say or write to make magic happen
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8.2
A word or verse spoken as a magic spell
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7.7
A magic spell put on a person or thing
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5.8
Words said by a witch or wizard to make something happen
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9.9
A small magic spell that makes simple, harmless effects like making a candle flicker
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9.3
A time when someone or something seems controlled by magic
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9.5
A state when a magical spell controls someone
Antonyms
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7.7
A feeling of disappointment you have after you learn something is not as good as you thought
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Etymology
Spell for magic comes from the same old idea of a special 'saying' that has power, so a magical 'spell' is a powerful set of words that can put someone under its influence.