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spell

[spel] / spɛl /






VERB
give rest, relief
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During the studio tour, the artist pulled out a piece of brass wire bent to spell out her name, a keepsake from when she was 12.

From Los Angeles Times

Since that lean spell, South Africans have crossed three figures on 23 occasions and are now averaging more than one hundred per Test.

From BBC

He grabbed his left hamstring at the end of the fourth over of his spell on the second morning and immediately left the field.

From BBC

Staffing issues, due to travel delays, may also arise from the cold spell.

From BBC

But Leeds had been the better side for large spells of the first period and started the second with a bang.

From Barron's