Spell
noun
- 1.
- (Magic influence, fascination, word or words supposed to have magic power) អំពើ (មន្ដអាគម)
Example: The fairy cast a spell over the princess. - 2.
- (a period of time, a period of a certain type of weather, a period of work, duty, etc) take a spell at the whell វេន, cold spell រយៈពេល
- 3.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ទំនាញចិត្ត, វេន
verb — past tense: Spelt/Spelled ; past participle: Spelt/Spelled ; present participle: Spelling ; 3rd person singular present Spells
- 1.
- បង្កអោយមានន័យ
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to take the place of (a person), alternate with) ជំនួស, ជួយរំដោះដៃ
Example: A hot spell of summer, a fainting spell; a coughing spell. - 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) (irresistible influence, charm, fascination) spell a word ប្រកប, អាន, What does that spell? អានថាយ៉ាងមិច? inflation will spell disaster មានន័យ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- 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.
- 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.
- 3.
- One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
- 4.
- A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
- 5.
- A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
- 6.
- A spelk, or splinter.
verb — past tense: Spelt/Spelled ; past participle: Spelt/Spelled ; present participle: Spelling ; 3rd person singular present Spells
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
- 1.
- To tell, to relate, to teach
- 2.
- To constitute, to measure
- 3.
- A story, a tale