spell
noun [C] (DO INSTEAD) /spel/ USDefinition
› a period when you do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest: If we take spells (with) doing the painting, it won't seem like such hard work.Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of spell noun (DO INSTEAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- succeed verb (FOLLOW)
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap verb
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