Word

spell out, v.
freq. cnt. 8

make explicit; specify in detail
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

spell out

"You should spell out your demands"

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

semantic pointers

hypernym

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

spell spell out

"How do you spell this word?"
"We had to spell out our names for the police officer"

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

spell fully and without abbreviating
<verb.creation>

spell out

"Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?"

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym