spelling bee
English
noun
Definitions
- A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.
Etymology
Compound from English spelling + English bee (get-together, gathering, bracelet, ring, metal ring, contest).
Origin
English
bee
Gloss
get-together, gathering, bracelet, ring, metal ring, contest
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
輪
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibee English
- back-spelling English
- bee English
- bee fly English
- beebread English
- beebrush English
- beedom English
- beehive English
- beehiving English
- beehood English
- beehouse English
- beekeeper English
- beekeeping English
- beekind English
- beeless English
- beelike English
- beeline English
- beeling English
- beely English
- beemageddon English
- beemaster English
- beemother English
- beepocalypse English
- beeproof English
- beeskep English
- beeswarm English
- beewort English
- beey English
- beeyard English
- fingerspelling English
- honeybee English
- humblebee English
- misspelling English
- nanobee English
- queen bee English
- spell English
- spelling English
- spellingly English
- спеллинг Russian
- スペリング Japanese
- スペリング・ビー Japanese
- ビー Japanese
- bee Middle English
- espeling Cebuano
- pi Marshallese
- bi Tok Pisin
- bi Bislama
- bee
- beey
- beely
- spell
- beedom
- beelike
- beehive
- beeskep
- beewort
- beehood
- beekind
- nanobee
- antibee
- beeline
- bee fly
- beeling
- beeyard
- beeless
- beebread
- beehouse
- honeybee
- beeswarm
- beebrush
- beeproof
- spelling
- humblebee
- beehiving
- beemother
- beemaster
- queen bee
- beekeeper
- beekeeping
- spellingly
- misspelling
- beemageddon
- beepocalypse
- back-spelling
- fingerspelling