somerset

Everyday

1. Somerset is a county in the south-west of England, famous for farms, apples and cider, Cheddar cheese, the Somerset Levels and the city of Bath. tree →
2. «Somerset» is also used in place names in other countries, such as towns in Australia and the USA, and as a name. tree →
3. It is sometimes confused with «somersault», a forward roll in the air, which sounds similar. tree →
4. An old word for a somersault, a roll head over heels through the air. tree →

In the lessons

In UK geography lessons it is a county with Glastonbury, Wells, Cheddar Gorge and the Somerset Levels, which flood in winter. Phrases: «in Somerset», «Somerset cider».

Examples

• Cheddar cheese first came from the village of Cheddar in Somerset. tree →
• Glastonbury is in Somerset. tree →
• The Somerset Levels often flood in winter. tree →
• We went camping in Somerset and saw apple orchards. tree →
• Somerset is in the south-west of England. tree →
• Somerset House is a big building in London. tree →
• Whenever the bottom of the trunk cracked, he was in a great fright, for if the trunk fell to pieces he would have made a tremendous somerset over the trees. tree →

Note

Proper noun: always a capital S. Said «SUM-er-set». Not the same as «somersault» (a roll in the air), although they sound alike.