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Definition of Spelldown
1. Noun. A contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly.
Definition of Spelldown
1. Noun. A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spelldown
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spelldown
Literary usage of Spelldown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Journey to Nature by Andrew Carpenter Wheeler (1901)
"But it seems that the picnics of spelldown are arranged with consummate tact to
offset the circus. There are two churches in the town — the Methodist and ..."
2. A Handbook of Games and Programs for Church, School, and Home by William Ralph La Porte (1922)
"Reading, writing, and arithmetic can be taught before recess, and a spelldown or
geography match held after recess. Use "tongue twisters" for the reading ..."
3. A Handbook of Games and Programs for Church, School, and Home by William Ralph La Porte (1922)
"Have a real spelldown or geography match, using an old-fashioned spelling book
for the first. This social offers a good chance for the young folks to ..."
4. Education for Business by Leverett Samuel Lyon (1922)
"... even the old-fashioned but ever-effective spelldown being brought into play.
O.ie can scarcely conceive a product of this training failing of immediate ..."
5. Education for Business by Leverett Samuel Lyon (1922)
"... even the old-fashioned but ever-effective spelldown being brought into play.
One can scarcely conceive a product of this training failing of immediate ..."
6. The Common-word Spellers: A Two-book Course in Spelling for the Common Schools by Ervin Eugene Lewis (1921)
"You might speak of the Friday afternoon concert, the class games, and the "spelldown."
Show him that you are a better speller than he. ..."
7. The Common-word Spellers: A Two-book Course in Spelling for the Common Schools by Ervin Eugene Lewis (1921)
"REVIEW EXERCISE 3 Have a "spelldown" on the standard test, page 89. Put your "demons"
in your "Never Again List" (see page 178). ..."
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