somerset

UK /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/ US /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/

name 5noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

little

The acrobat performed a little somerset across the stage to delight the children.

PREP.

The acrobat did a somerset in the air during the circus performance.

name

A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.

A number of places in the United States:

noun

Archaic form of somersault.

Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold!

And Mr H will demonstrate / Ten somersets he'll undertake / On solid ground.

verb

Archaic form of somersault.

noun — an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (eith

Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold!

Wiktionary

And Mr H will demonstrate / Ten somersets he'll undertake / On solid ground.

Wiktionary

He was looking forward to spending the weekend with her in their little cottage in Somerset.

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i Register

In some senses, somerset is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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