Spelldown (Noun)
Meaning
A contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The annual school spelldown was being held in the auditorium, with students from each grade competing against each other.
- The pressure was on as the contestant took their turn in the state spelldown, with a trip to the nationals on the line.
- The school's spelldown champion was automaticaly entered into the county competition, where she would face off against winners from other schools.
- The young student's dreams of winning the national spelldown were crushed when she misspelled "accommodate" in the final round.
- The class held a mini spelldown to narrow down the list of contestants who would represent them at the school-wide competition.