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her spell. 2 incantation, formula, charm: The priest uttered
some spell and I found myself unable to move. 3 attraction,
lure, allure, appeal, draw, pull, magnetism, fascination,
influence, mesmerism, hypnotic effect: We were drawn ever
onward by the spell of the jungle.
spell° v. 1 augur, portend, presage, promise, hold promise of,
signify, point to, indicate, omen, bode, look like, amount to,
mean: Harry's conviction will spell the end of his career as a
bank robber. 2 spell out. specify, delineate, make clear or
plain or explicit, clarify, elucidate: She despises you - I
can't spell it out for you more plainly than that.
spellbinding
adj. fascinating, enchanting, enthralling, captivating,
enrapturing, bewitching, mesmerizing, charming, overpowering:
The preacher put on one of his most spellbinding performances.
spend v. 1 pay out, disburse, expend, lay out, Colloq fork out, dish
out, shell out, Brit splash out: That man spends more for a
suit than you earn in a year. 2 squander, throw away, fritter
away, waste, go through, splurge, lavish, dissipate: He spends
money as if it's going out of style. 3 devote, allot, assign,
invest, put in, pass: If you don't spend more time with the
children they'll forget they have a father.
spendthrift
n. 1 profligate, wastrel, (big) spender, squanderer, prodigal:
Because her nephew is such a spendthrift, she put his
inheritance in a trust fund.
--adj. 2 wasteful, free-spending, prodigal, profligate,
squandering, extravagant, improvident: The chancellor's
spendthrift budget will increase inflation.
spent adj. 1 drained, exhausted, prostrate, tired, fatigued, fagged
out, weary, wearied, worn out, Colloq (dead) beat, done in, done
for, all in, dog-tired, played out, burnt- or burned-out, used
up, Brit knackered, done up, US pooped: He was totally spent
after sitting in the airport all night during the storm. 2
exhausted, used up, emptied, gone, expended, finished, fini,
consumed, depleted: At 70, he was wrong to feel that his life
was spent.