Spell and Write

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Spell verb - Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word).

Usage example: He spelled the word wrong in this letter

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Write is a synonym for spell. In some cases you can use "Write" instead a verb "Spell".

Nearby Words: spelled, speller, spelling

Write verb - Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word).

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Spell is a synonym for write. Sometimes you can use "Spell" instead the word "Write" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: writing, writer, writ, writable

name	spell name	write name
number	spell number	write number
series	spell series	write series
time	spell time	write time
Other words: way, letter, characters, works, names.

Spell My Name with an "S": Outside the game, even the creators will frequently drop the Punctuation Shaker and write the name of the setting as "Foenum" instead of "Fnum".

Source: Video Game / Them's Fightin' Herds
Wonka explains, "They're tremendously proud of being able to write like that," and scram is the only word they know how to spell.

Source: Literature / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
After misaiming a spell, he must write out "I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick."

Source: Writing Lines

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