Spelling Bee 2012 PRIMARY

the lowest female singing voice

a garment tied about the waist and worn to protect clothing

in the area or vicinity

person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

in a state of sleep

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire

a ball game between two teams of nine players

a container that is usually woven and has handles

at or in the front

accept as true; take to be true

any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

a vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

a male with the same parents as someone else

combination breakfast and lunch

actively or fully engaged or occupied

the act or practice of living in temporary shelters outdoors

the leader of a group of people

a humorous or satirical drawing in a newspaper or magazine

a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon

become different in some particular way

any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood

pick out from a number of alternatives

informal terms for a meal

a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

a farm where dairy products are produced

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

a young eagle

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines

sufficient for the purpose

act as a stimulant

regard something as probable or likely

a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing

the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm

more distant in especially space or time

impervious to damage by fire

not noticed inadvertently

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

an outbuilding for housing automobiles

in a gentle manner

any creature of exceptional size

(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

expect, believe, or suppose

a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle

an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera

a cage for small animals

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

protective structure extending from the shore into the water

the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers

a room equipped for preparing meals

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

gain knowledge or skills

scholarly attainment

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

any art that invokes supernatural powers

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended

by chance

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

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

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings

any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

one skilled in caring for young children or the sick

a synthetic fabric

many times at short intervals

the slow escape of liquid or gas through small holes

a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

rounded like an egg

from crude petroleum

a father or mother

a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)

widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground

a large, plant-eating, gnawing mammal with sharp spines

a female member of a royal family other than the queen

of a color intermediate between red and blue

be uncertain about

a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

characterized by an absence of agitation or activity

an examination consisting of a few short questions

medium for communication

a thorny shrub that produces edible berries

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

any long object resembling a thin line

adult male chicken

the seventh and last day of the week

one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions

a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

a brief period of precipitation

a visible clue that something has happened or is present

a female person who has the same parents as another person

alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide

situated in or oriented toward the south

any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food

active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

cause to come out in a squirt

easily squashed

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener

exceptionally bad or displeasing

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

the passage to the stomach and lungs

a booming or crashing noise along the path of lightning

a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread

a wheeled vehicle with large wheels

change location

any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons

important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

someone who visits

a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

any small rounded protuberance

lying toward or situated in the west

wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans

uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

yellow color or pigment

a very large indefinite number