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- pronunciation:
- spel
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a word or group of words used to work magic.
The witch cast a spell on us that made our heads invisible.
- synonyms:
- enchantment
- similar words:
- magic
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| definition 2: |
a condition of being under someone's power because of magic.
We were helpless under her spell.- synonyms:
- bewitchment, enchantment
- similar words:
- possession, trance
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| definition 3: |
any thing that greatly attracts or fascinates.
Caught by the spell of the harp's lovely sound, she forgot her unhappiness.- similar words:
- allure, attraction, charm, enchantment, influence, magnetism, pull
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| related words: |
curse, jinx |
| derivation: |
spell-like (adj.) |
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