ROLL

/ɹəʊl/ ► audio Scrabble 4 Words With Friends 6

Definition

  1. noun rotary motion of an object around its own axis. — synonyms: axial_rotation, axial_motion
  2. noun a list of names. — synonyms: roster
  3. noun a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore. — synonyms: roller, rolling_wave
  4. noun photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light.
  5. noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). — synonyms: coil, whorl, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
  6. noun a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.). — synonyms: bankroll
  7. noun small rounded bread either plain or sweet. — synonyms: bun
  8. noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells). — synonyms: peal, pealing, rolling
  9. noun the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. — synonyms: paradiddle, drum_roll
  10. noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage). — synonyms: scroll
  11. noun anything rolled up in cylindrical form.
  12. noun the act of throwing dice. — synonyms: cast
  13. noun walking with a swaying gait.
  14. noun a flight maneuver.
  15. noun the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling). — synonyms: bowl
  16. verb move by turning over or rotating. — synonyms: turn_over
  17. verb move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. — synonyms: wheel
  18. verb occur in soft rounded shapes. — synonyms: undulate
  19. verb flatten or spread with a roller. — synonyms: roll_out
  20. verb emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound.
  21. verb arrange or or coil around. — synonyms: wind, wrap, twine
  22. verb begin operating or running.
  23. verb shape by rolling.
  24. verb execute a roll, in tumbling.
  25. verb sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity. — synonyms: hustle, pluck
  26. verb move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion. — synonyms: undulate, flap, wave
  27. verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. — synonyms: wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove
  28. verb move, rock, or sway from side to side.
  29. verb cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis. — synonyms: revolve
  30. verb pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/.
  31. verb boil vigorously. — synonyms: seethe
  32. verb take the shape of a roll or cylinder.
  33. verb show certain properties when being rolled. — synonyms: roll_up

Examples

  • “Look at the roll of the waves.”
  • “Hear the roll of cannon.”
  • “Calculate the roll of that aircraft.”

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