English Explanatory Dictionary

spell out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word.
  2. To replace an acronym with its expansion.
  3. To explain in clear and simple terms; to be explicit.

Word forms

spell out spells out spelling out spelled out spelt out

Related words

in words of one syllable spoon-feed

Derived words

spell it out spellout spell things out
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