SPELL

v. 1 augur, portend, presage, promise, hold promise of, signify, point to, indicate, omen, bode, look like, amount to, mean Harry's conviction will spell the end of his career as a bank robber 2 spell out. specify, delineate, make clear or plain or explicit, clarify, elucidate She despises you - I can't spell it out for you more plainly than that