spellable Definition
Dictionary Home » Words Starting with S » speech day ... spermatozoid » spellable
spell1
verb spelt, spelled, spelling
- 1. To write or name (the constituent letters of a word or words) in their correct order.
2. Said of letters: to form (a word) when written in sequence.
- Example: How do you spell it? That's easy ― I T spells ‘it'
- Example: His angry expression spelt trouble
- Thesaurus: signal, indicate, suggest, imply, mean, presage, portend, herald, augur, prefigure.
adj
noun
- See separate entry.
Phrasal Verb: spell something out
- To read, write or speak (the constituent letters of a word) one by one.To explain something clearly and in detail.
- Example: The instructions spell out exactly how it's done
