somersault

Speech parts

1. somersault - Noun

2. somersault - Verb

Meaning

Alt. of Somerset

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

somerset summerset flip summersault somersaulting bob pirouette fall buck canter caper gainer handspring jiggle jounce
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Antonyms

increase develop rise improve grow progress
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Hypernyms

tumble roll over

Hyponyms

flip-flop

Phrases with the word

sideways somersault backward somersault

Examples

Bluebird then executed an almost complete somersault (~ 320° and slightly off-axis) before plunging into the water (port sponson marginally in advance of the starboard), approximately 230 metres from the end of the measured kilometre. Source: Internet

He devised one complex strobe system to capture the first attempt at a quintuple somersault by the Flying Cranes aerial troupe of the Moscow Circus. Source: Internet

However, the descriptions in suggest more whimsy: The “cheerful” and diminutive Seppala was also seen as “something of a show-off, known to flip double back handsprings just for laughs and land with a somersault.” Source: Internet

After the top is put on, the ice cream does a somersault. Source: Internet

But now, as a grad student on limited income and more concerned about car repair prices, warranties, and car part longevity, I’m afraid I’ve made my grandpa do a somersault in his grave. Source: Internet

Start the somersault before reaching the wall by tucking the chin and pulling the knees into a tuck position. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Somers Islands Somers Isles Somers Town somersault signal somersaulter somersaulting