Spellbind

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To attract one's attention as if by a magic spell.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bind by or as if by a spell; hold under mental control or restraint; fascinate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  • v. put into a trance
  • v. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    charm    tempt    influence    mesmerise    hypnotize   
    Variant
    spellbound   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bewitch