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Spell

A spelk, or splinter.

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Broader term 14

Alternate 76% connected

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.

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Bewitch 76% connected

To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.

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Enchant 76% connected

To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Glamour 76% connected

A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.

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Intend 76% connected

To stretch' to extend; to distend.

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Language 76% connected

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…

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Mean 76% connected

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

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Recite 76% connected

To repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a written or printed document, or from reco…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Relieve 76% connected

To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shift 76% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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Speech 76% connected

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.

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Time 76% connected

Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

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Witch 76% connected

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.

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Write 76% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

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Narrower term 7

Captivation 76% connected

The act of captivating.

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Conjuration 76% connected

The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration.

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Curse 76% connected

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

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Fascination 76% connected

The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or…

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Incantation 76% connected

The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting…

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Possession 76% connected

The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.

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Snap 76% connected

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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Manner of action 2

Hyphen 76% connected

A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next…

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Misspell 76% connected

To spell incorrectly.

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Derivationally related 10

Becharm 74% connected

To charm; to captivate.

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Becharm 74% connected

To charm; to captivate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Charm 74% connected

A melody; a song.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Charm 74% connected

A melody; a song.

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Import 74% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Import 74% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 11

Charm 92% connected

A melody; a song.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enchantment 92% connected

The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, sp…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Go 92% connected

Gone.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Import 92% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Patch 92% connected

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Piece 92% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tour 92% connected

A tower.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trance 92% connected

A tedious journey.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Turn 92% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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While 92% connected

Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Write 92% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Unspell 94% connected

To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.

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Unspell 94% connected

To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.

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