spell

nouncountableB1/spɛl/

Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
A definite period (of work or other activity).informal
An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.colloquial
A period of rest; time off.
A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.US, colloquial
An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.Northern England
The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

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We have had a long spell of cold weather.

The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.