spell
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spell |
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Jonah, access, act for, add up to, alchemy, allure, alternate, amount to, appeal, argue, arsis, attraction, augur, bad
influence, be construed as, beat, becharm, beguile, bespeak, betoken, bewitch, bewitchery, bewitching, bit, bode, bout, break, breath,
breathe, breather, breathing place,
breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, captivate, captivation, carry away, cast a spell, chance, change places with, charm, cigarette break, circle, circuit, clarify, cocktail hour, coffee break, conjuration, connote, course, cover, crowd out, curse, cut out, cycle, day, delineate, denote, diastole, displace,
divination, divine, do a hitch,
do a stint, do a tour, do time, double for, downbeat, downtime, draw, duration, elucidate,
enchant, enchanting, enchantment, enforced respite, enlist, enrapture, enravish, enthrall, entrance, evil eye, evil genius, evil star, express, fascinate, fascination, fateful moment, fetishism,
fill in for, fit, folklore,
foretoken, formula, ghost, ghostwrite, glamour, go, gramarye, halt, happy hour, have a go, have tenure, hex, hint, hold office, hoodoo, hour, hypnotize, ill wind, imply, import,
incantation, indicate, infatuate, influence, inning, innings,
instant, intend, interlude, intermission, interval, intrigue, jinx, juju, jujuism, juncture, kairos, keep a
watch, lay off, letup, lie by,
look like, lore, lull, lure, magic, magnetism, malevolent influence, malocchio, mean, mesmerism, mesmerize, minute, moment, moment of truth,
natural magic, necromancy, obeah, omen, opportunity, orthographize, outspell, patch, pause, period, pinch-hit, place,
point, point to, popular belief,
portend, prefigure, pregnant moment,
preindicate, presage, presign, presignal, presignify, pretypify, promise, psychological moment, pull, pulse, re-up, recess, reenlist, refer to, relay, relief, relieve, replace,
represent, respite, rest, revolution, rotation, round, run, rune,
say, season, seizure, series, serve time, shamanism, shift, sign up, signify, sorcery, sortilege, space, span, specify,
spell backward, spell off, spell out, spellbind, spellbinding, spellcasting,
stage, stand for, stand in for, stay, stint, streak, stretch, subrogate, substitute for, succeed, suggest,
supersede, superstition, superstitiousness, supplant, surcease, suspension, swap places with, syllabize, syllable, symbolize, sympathetic magic, systole, take over, take turns, tea break, tenure, term, thaumaturgia, thaumaturgics, thaumaturgism, thaumaturgy, thesis, theurgy, time, time at bat, time lag, time off, time out, token, tour, tour of duty, trace out, tradition, trance, transport, trick, turn,
typify, understudy for, upbeat,
vamp, vampirism, voodoo,
voodooism, wanga, watch,
whack, whammy, wheel, whet, while, white magic, witch, witchcraft, witchery, witchwork, wizardry, write out
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cast a spell |
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becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, charm, enchant, enrapture,
enravish, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, infatuate, intrigue, mesmerize, spell, spellbind, trance, transport, vamp,
witch
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quiet spell |
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break, coffee break, downtime, half-time intermission, half time, holiday, interim, interlude,
intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interruption, interval, letup, lull, off-time, pause, plateau, point of repose, recess, relief, respite, resting point, time off, time out, vacation
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spell out |
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account for, adduce, allegorize, amplify, anatomize, atomize, circumstantiate, cite, clarify, clear up, complete, construe, crack,
decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, descend to particulars, detail, document, elaborate, elucidate, enlarge, enlarge upon, enlighten, enter into detail, euhemerize, exemplify, expand, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, expound, get across, get over, give full particulars, give reason for, give the meaning, go into, illuminate, illustrate, individualize,
instance, interpret, itemize, labor, make clear, make it clear, make plain, orthographize, outspell, particularize, peculiarize, personalize, popularize, precise, put across, put over, rationalize, shed light upon, show, show how,
show the way, simplify, solve,
specialize, specify, spell, spell backward, substantiate, syllabize, syllable, throw light upon, trace out,
unfold, unlock, unravel, vulgarize, work out, write out
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Main entries similar to: spell
access, act for, affection, alchemy, alternate, argue, attack, augur,
bad influence, beat, becharm, beguile, bespeak, betoken, bewitch, bit,
bout, break, breath, breathe, breather, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, chance, charm, circle, circuit, coffee break, connote, course, cover, curse, cut out,
cycle, day, denote, diastole, displace, distance, divination, divine, do time, double, downbeat, downtime, duration, enchant, enchantment, enlist, enrapture, enravish, enthrall, entrance, evil eye, exorcism, express, fascinate, fetishism, fill in, fit, folklore, foretoken, ghost, ghostwrite, glamour, go, halt, happy hour, hex, hint, hold
office, hoodoo, hour, hypnotize, ill wind, imply, import, indicate, infatuate, instant, intend, interlude, intermission, interval, intrigue, jinx, Jonah, juncture, lay
off, letup, lore, lull, magic, malocchio, mean, mesmerize, minute, moment, moment of truth, mumbo-jumbo, necromancy, opportunity, paroxysm, patch, pause, period, pinch-hit, place, point, point to, prefigure, psychological moment, pulse, recess, refer, refer to, relief, relieve, replace, represent, respite, rest, revolution, rotate, rotation, round, rune,
say, season, seizure, series, serve time, siege, sign up, signify, snap, space, span, spasm, spell out,
spellbind, spellbinding, spurt, stage, stand for, stand in for, stay, streak, stretch, sub, substitute for, succeed, suggest,
supersede, supplant, surcease, suspension, syllable, symbolize, systole, take over, take turns, tenure, term, thaumaturgy, thesis, theurgy, time, time lag, time off, time out, token, tour, tradition, transport, turn,
typify, understudy, upbeat, vamp, voodoo, voodooism, weird, whack,
whammy, wheel, while, witch, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry, write out
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