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| bewitch |
to enchant or cast a spell over with or as if with witchcraft. [1/2 definitions] |
| charm |
an action or utterance whose performance is believed to have magical effects; spell. [1/11 definitions] |
| curse |
an expression of a desire that someone or something might suffer lasting misfortune, or, in tales of magic, a spell that brings lasting misfortune. [2/9 definitions] |
| enchant |
to put under a magic spell, or as if under a magic spell; bewitch. [1/2 definitions] |
| enchanter |
one who casts a magic spell; sorcerer; magician. [1/2 definitions] |
| enchantment |
a magic incantation, charm, or spell, or an instance of casting such. [1/3 definitions] |
| fey |
in unnaturally high spirits; seeming as if under a spell. [1/3 definitions] |
| flurry |
a sudden, short spell of activity, agitation, excitement, or confusion. [1/4 definitions] |
| hex |
to put a spell or curse on, by means of witchcraft; put a hex on. [2 definitions] |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. [2/3 definitions] |
| misspell |
to spell in an incorrect way. |
| mood1 |
a spell of bad humor, depression, or anger. [1/3 definitions] |
| Ouija |
trademark for a board having the alphabet and the numbers 1 through 10 printed on it, and a smaller board on casters which supposedly moves beneath one's fingers by power of spirits to spell out messages. |
| planchette |
a small platform, as on a Ouija board, on which the fingertips rest, their slight pressure causing the platform to move and spell out words with an attached pencil or by pointing to letters. |
| respell |
to spell again or in another way, such as in a phonetic system. |
| spasm |
any sudden or brief spell of vigorous activity, strong feeling, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as though under a spell; enchant. |
| spellbinder |
someone or something that holds attention as if by a spell, such as a compelling orator or entertainer, or a fascinating book. |
| spellbound |
held in fascinated attention, as if by a spell. |
| spelt1 |
a past tense and past participle of spell1. |
| swoon |
a loss of consciousness; fainting spell. [1/3 definitions] |
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