Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spelling

1 sense of spelling

Sense 1
spelling -- (forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage)
       => orthography, writing system -- (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)

Antonyms of verb spell

1 of 6 senses of spell

Sense 5
spell -- (place under a spell)
       Antonym of unspell (Sense 1)
      => unspell -- (release from a spell)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spell

6 senses of spell

Sense 1
spell, spell out -- (orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer")
       => recite -- (repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day")

Sense 2
spell, import -- (indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!")
       => mean, intend -- (mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?")

Sense 3
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")

Sense 4
spell -- (relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel")
       => take over, relieve -- (free someone temporarily from his or her obligations)

Sense 5
spell -- (place under a spell)
       => hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx -- (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)

Sense 6
spell -- (take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours")
       => alternate, take turns -- (do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift")