💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Handspring"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| somersaultingverb | An instance of performing a somersault. |
| saltonoun | (gymnastics) A somersault. |
| somersaultnoun | Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head. |
| neckspringnoun | (gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet. |
| springboardnoun | A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics. |
| somersetnoun | A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel. |
| sommersetnoun | Obsolete form of somersault. [Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.] |
| soubresautnoun | (ballet) A sudden jump from both feet, travelling forward in first, third, or fifth position and landing on both feet in the same position as they started. |
| summersetnoun | Archaic spelling of somersault. [Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.] |
| summersaultnoun | Archaic spelling of somersault. [Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.] |
| swan divenoun | (diving) A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing. |
| supersaultnoun | (Scotland, obsolete) somersault |
| splashnoun | (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. |
| sit spinnoun | A kind of spin in figure skating, executed in a sitting position with the knee of the skating leg bent and the free leg held in front. |
| box splitnoun | A gymnastics position, where the legs are split completely to the sides and form a flat bottom with the legs splayed out as the bottom; by producing a wave along the legs, one can travel along the ground in this position. |
| shewfeltnoun | (gymnastics) A back handspring off the vaulting horse or vaulting table with a layout and two-and-a-half twists. |
| quersprungnoun | (skiing) A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air. |
| sissonnenoun | (ballet) A jump starting with two feet on the ground and ending with only one. |
| splitsnoun | (dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind. |
| full | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
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