Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spelt
1 sense of spelt
Sense 1
spelt, Triticum spelta, Triticum aestivum spelta -- (hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed)
=> wheat -- (annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains)
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")