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som·er·sault
 somersault
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- pronunciation:
- suh
m
 r
sawlt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a motion in which the body rolls all the way over backward or forward.
She did somersaults down the hill. |
| related words: |
tumble |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
somersaults, summersaults, somersaulting, summersaulting, somersaulted, summersaulted |
| definition: |
to tuck the body and roll head over heels either forward or backward.
The clown somersaulted into the stadium. |
| related words: |
roll, tumble |
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