Mr. Kowalski's Fifth Grade Spelling Bee Night 270 words

(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

any specific behavior

a public promotion of some product or service

the part of the day between noon and evening

an addition that was not included in the original plan

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

come into sight or view

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

someone who bakes bread or cake

a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank

someone new to a field or activity

accept as true; take to be true

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

with brightness

a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

the overhead upper surface of a covered space

a tract of land used for burials

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections

go up or advance

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

provide with clothes or put clothes on

a formal association of people with similar interests

an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

arousing or provoking laughter

of the relatively near future

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

someone who pays for goods or services

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

the property created by the space between two objects or points

the state of something that has been unused and neglected

position eight in a countable series of things

indicating exactness or preciseness

expel air

widely known and esteemed

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

for a limitless time

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

someone employed to conduct others

a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

slowly as if burdened by much weight

a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

a sacred place of pilgrimage

a social unit living together

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

the act of inventing

an act of joining or adjoining things

including or intended for youthful persons

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

young domestic cat

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

young sheep

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace

any art that invokes supernatural powers

capable of being managed or controlled

the head of a city government

at the same time but in another place

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

having the properties of medicine

worth remembering

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

powerfully or vigorously

glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together

the act of creating something by casting it in a mold

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.

not either; not one or the other

a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something

rule against

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

by chance

vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

something or someone that provides a source of happiness

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

the force of policemen and officers

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

pay for something before receiving it

an educational institution for children too young for elementary school

bring forth or yield

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

a musical composition for four performers

a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure

a rational motive for a belief or action

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

react verbally

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

the place where some action occurs

any property detected by the olfactory system

a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose

an individual that one is not acquainted with

some situation or event that is thought about

a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

ready and willing to be taught

broadcast via television

the feel of a surface or a fabric

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

(postpositive) however

the whole amount

the management of someone or something

having a useful function

the absence of matter

a garment that covers the head and face

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

a person who is able to write and has written something