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- [suhm-er-sawlt]
- /ˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt/
- /ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhm-er-sawlt]
- /ˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt/
Definitions of somersault word
- noun somersault an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution. 1
- noun somersault such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc. 1
- noun somersault a complete overturn or reversal, as of opinion. 1
- verb without object somersault to perform a somersault. 1
- noun somersault acrobatic flip 1
- noun somersault U-turn, reversal 1
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Origin of somersault
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Middle French sombresaut, alteration of sobresault; compare Old Provençal sobre over (< Latin super), saut a leap (< Latin saltus)
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Parts of speech for Somersault
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
somersault popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
somersault usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for somersault
verb somersault
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- curvet — a low leap with all four feet off the ground
- lollop — British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- cartwheel — If you do a cartwheel, you do a fast, circular movement with your body. You fall sideways, put your hands on the ground, swing your legs over, and return to a standing position.
- jounce — a jouncing movement.
noun somersault
- balancing — the process of achieving or maintaining equilibrium
- feats — Plural form of feat.
- flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
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