magic spell

Examples

• All

• You're under the magic spell and all your joys increase...

  Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

• But we'll need a magic spell that works in this realm to open the portal home.

  The Smurfs (2011)

• Even I used to fall under your magic spell.

  Dark Silence (2016)

• The magic spell you cast

  WALL·E (2008)

• The bones were clean and white, held together as if by some magic spell.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Love's magic spell is everywhere.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I want you to use your incredible powers to release my father from a magic spell that Murray totally screwed up.

  A Simple Wish (1997)

• The magic spell had begun to dissipate.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Words are incantations weaving magic spells.

  The Girl on the Train (2014)

• To awaken the ancient spirits, the witch recited a powerful magic spell under the full moon.

Synonyms

S

spell

vsmagic spell

• Literature

626 8.2

Words believed to give someone magic power or make them unable to think clearly

focuses specifically on the set of words or phrases believed to have power

C

charm

vsmagic spell

• Literature

75 8.2

A word or verse spoken as a magic spell

is the general term covering any set of words or phrases believed powerful

M

magical spell

vsmagic spell

1 5.8

Words said by a witch or wizard to make something happen

is broader, covering sets of words not only formal verbal formulas

C

cantrip

vsmagic spell

• Jargon

1 9.9

A small magic spell that makes simple, harmless effects like making a candle flicker

is the general form not limited to minor or simple versions

S

spell of enchantment

vsmagic spell

9.3

A time when someone or something seems controlled by magic

refers to the words themselves, not the resulting state of influence

How Powerful

enchantment

• Literature

14 7.7

magic spell

11 5.2

charm

• Literature

75 8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology