Spell vs. Vacation
Spellnoun
Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
Spellnoun
A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
Spellnoun
(obsolete) Speech, discourse.
Spellnoun
A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
Spellnoun
(informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
Spellnoun
(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
Spellnoun
A period of rest; time off.
Spellnoun
A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
Spellnoun
(cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
Spellnoun
(dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
Spellnoun
The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
Spellverb
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
Spellverb
(obsolete) To speak, to declaim.
Spellverb
(obsolete) To tell; to relate; to teach.
Spellverb
To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
Spellverb
To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
Spellverb
(intransitive) To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
Spellverb
(transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word).
Spellverb
To indicate that (some event) will occur.
Spellverb
To clarify; to explain in detail.
Spellverb
To constitute; to measure.
Spellverb
(transitive) To work in place of (someone).
Spellverb
(transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
Spellverb
To rest from work for a time.
Spellnoun
A spelk, or splinter.
Spellnoun
The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead.
Spellnoun
The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks.
Spellnoun
One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
Spellnoun
A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
Spellnoun
A story; a tale.
Spellnoun
A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
Spellverb
To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
Spellverb
To tell; to relate; to teach.
Spellverb
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
Spellverb
To constitute; to measure.
Spellverb
To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
Spellverb
To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; - usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
Spellverb
To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
Spellverb
To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
Spellnoun
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Spellnoun
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);
Spellnoun
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;
Spellnoun
a verbal formula believed to have magical force;
Spellverb
recite the letters of or give the spelling of;
Spellverb
indicate or signify;
Spellverb
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word);
Spellverb
place under a spell
Vacationnoun
Freedom from some business or activity.
Vacationnoun
(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
Vacationnoun
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
Vacationnoun
(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.
Vacationnoun
The act of vacating something; moving out.
Vacationnoun
The act of making legally void.
Vacationverb
(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.
Vacationnoun
The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
Vacationnoun
Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
Vacationnoun
Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
Vacationnoun
A period of intermission of regular paid work or employment, or of studies and exercises at an educational institution; the time during which a person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind and performs other activites, usually some form of liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); as, the spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling; to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of vacation is usually referred to as holiday.
Vacationnoun
The time when an office is vacant;
Vacationnoun
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure;
Vacationnoun
the act of making something legally void
Vacationverb
spend or take a vacation
Vacation
A vacation (American English), or holiday (British English), is a leave of absence from a regular job, or a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances, or for specific festivals or celebrations.
