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spelldown — ☆ spelldown [spel′doun΄ ] n. SPELLING BEE … English World dictionary
spelldown — noun A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated … Wiktionary
spelldown — n. spelling contest … English contemporary dictionary
spelldown — noun a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly • Syn: ↑spelling bee, ↑spelling contest • Hypernyms: ↑contest, ↑competition … Useful english dictionary
spelling bee — a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly; spelldown. [1870 75] * * * ▪ contest also called spelling match , or spelldown contest or game in which players attempt to spell… … Universalium
List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a competition held annually in Washington, D.C. in the United States at the Gaylord National Resort Convention Center over a two day period at the end of May or beginning of June. The spelling bee competiti… … Wikipedia
Scripps National Spelling Bee — The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is a highly competitive annual spelling bee in the United States, with participants from other countries as well.… … Wikipedia
spellingbee — spelling bee n. A contest in which competitors are eliminated as they fail to spell a given word correctly. Also called spelldown. * * * … Universalium
spelling bee — noun A spelling competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell words; the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins. Syn: spelldown … Wiktionary
phonetics — Synonyms and related words: ablaut, acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, audiometer, auriscope, auriscopy, betacism, bowwow theory, cacography, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory,… … Moby Thesaurus
