About The Word Somersault
Learn about the word Somersault to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Somersault definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Somersault
| Somersault Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Somersault?
[n] an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
[v] do a somersault Synonyms | Synonyms for Somersault: flip | somersaulting Related Terms | Find terms related to Somersault: See Also | flip-flop | roll over | tumble Somersault In Webster's Dictionary \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.
soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an
overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to
leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden
asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]
A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and
lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also
{summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] ``The
vaulter's sombersalts.'' --Donne.
Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a
sommerset. --Beau. & Fl.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Frontal cortex ‐ the cortex of the…
- Sadi carnot ‐ French physicist who founded thermodynamics…
- Vomit ‐ the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through…
- Anaplasmosis ‐ a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar…
- Caught up(p) ‐ having become involved involuntarily; "caught up in the excitement…
- Vanilla ice cream ‐ Ice cream flavored with…
- Monopolise ‐ have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"…
- Golden-crested kinglet ‐ European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow…
- Fuchsia excorticata ‐ erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed…
- Family teredinidae ‐ shipworms