'Spelling bee' definitions:
Definition of 'spelling bee'
(from WordNet)
noun
A contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly [syn: spelling bee, spelldown, spelling contest]
Definition of 'Spelling bee'
From: GCIDE
- Spelling \Spell"ing\, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster]
- Spelling bee, a spelling match. [U.S.]
- Spelling book, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller.
- Spelling match, a contest of skill in spelling words, between two or more persons. [1913 Webster]