som|er|sault

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• sault — as·sault·a·ble; bour·sault; res·sault·ed; sault; meur·sault; as·sault; as·sault·ive; som·er·sault; as·sault·ive·ness; …   English syllables

• som — au·to·som·al; bar·som; ba·som·ma·toph·o·ra; be·som; blos·som·less; blos·som·ry; cho·a·no·som·al; chon·drio·som·al; chro·mo·som·al; chro·mo·som·ol·o·gy; com·pres·som·e·ter; con·som·mé; dro·som·e·ter; ec·to·som·al; el·lip·som·e·ter; ep·som·ite;… …   English syllables

• somersault — som·er·sault …   English syllables

• somersault — som•er•sault [[t]ˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt[/t]] n. 1) spo an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution 2) spo such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine,… …   From formal English to slang

• somersault — som|er|sault [ˈsʌməso:lt US ərso:lt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: sombresaut, from Latin super over + saltus jump ] 1.) BrE a movement in which someone rolls or jumps forwards or backwards so that their feet go over their head before …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• somersault — som|er|sault [ sʌmər,sɔlt ] noun count 1. ) a movement in which you form your body into a ball and roll forward or backward on the ground a ) a somersault performed in the air, for example when DIVING into water 2. ) a sudden change from one… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

• Somersault — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Somerset — Somersault 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sommerset — Somersault 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English