Associations to the word «Somersault»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SOMERSAULT, noun. (chiefly gymnastics) Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degree while airborne, with one's feet going over one's head.
SOMERSAULT, verb. To perform a somersault.
Dictionary definition
SOMERSAULT, noun. An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return.
SOMERSAULT, verb. Do a somersault.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.