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Noun spelling has 1 sense

spelling - forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
--₁ is a kind of orthography, writing system
--₁ has parts: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
--₁ has particulars: misspelling
Derived forms: verb spell₃, verb spell₁

Verb spell has 4 senses

spell - recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?"
--₁ is one way to recite

Derived forms: noun speller₁, noun spelling₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
spell, import - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
--₂ is one way to mean, intend
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
spell, write - write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"

Derived form: noun spelling₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
spell - place under a spell
--₄ is one way to hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx
Antonyms: unspell

Derived forms: noun spell₄, noun spell₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody