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som·er·sault (sum·mer·sault)
 somersault (summersault)
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- pronunciation:
- suh
m
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sawlt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
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A somersault is a motion you do with your body. When you do a somersault, you first bring your knees and your head very close to your chest so that your body is shaped like a ball. Then you roll your body all the way over forward or backward until you come back to your first position. People can do somersaults on a mat on the floor or in the air like people in the circus.
Lauren can do four somersaults, one after the other, without feeling dizzy.When David tried to do a somersault in the living room, he hit his back on the couch. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
somersaults, summersaults, somersaulting, summersaulting, somersaulted, summersaulted |
| definition: |
When you somersault, you curl up your body and roll head over heels either forward or backward.
The kids somersaulted across the lawn. |
| related words: |
roll |
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