Collocations withspell
These are words often used in combination withspell.
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brief spell
It has become farcical when water authorities have had to ask for water conservation after a brief spell of summer weather.
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cold spell
We were determined that pensioners should not be fearful of turning up their heating if a cold spell occurred.
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dizzy spell
He died at age eighty-four after collapsing in his barn, after either a heart attack or dizzy spell.
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evil spell
To be relieved of an evil spell, one has to find the magic formula.
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healing spell
Ardra the sorceress begins the healing spell, which brings on another vision.
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long spell
There is quite a long spell when people will simply not be there.
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magic spell
Mutant classes may evolve at this point, randomly gaining either increased statistics or a new random magic spell or ability, possibly overwriting an existing one.
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magical spell
Sugar both title song and album name, exposes the emotions of falling in love and uses metaphorical expressions as if sugar was a magical spell.
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short spell
Home tuition was never continuous, but usually for a year or two, and it was never available while the patient was experiencing a short spell of absence-i. e.
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spell of weather
We are suddenly experiencing a very sharp spell of weather.
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warm spell
The public are very reluctant to buy salad crops in such conditions, but, in a warm spell, we get a very high demand.
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