spell

indicate or signify

“I'm afraid this spells trouble!”

take turns working

“the workers spell every four hours”

a verbal formula believed to have magical force

“he whispered a spell as he moved his hands”

write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)

“He spelled the word wrong in this letter”

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

“a spell of work”

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

“a spell of good weather”

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

“How do you spell this word?”

place under a spell

relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn

“She spelled her husband at the wheel”