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Quick definitions from WordNet (roll)
▸ noun: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
▸ noun: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
▸ noun: walking with a rolling gait
▸ noun: anything rolled up in cylindrical form
▸ noun: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
▸ noun: a list of names ("His name was struck off the rolls")
▸ noun: the act of throwing dice
▸ noun: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
▸ noun: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
▸ noun: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
▸ noun: small rounded bread either plain or sweet
▸ noun: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) ("He shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag")
▸ noun: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
▸ noun: rotary motion of an object around its own axis
▸ noun: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
▸ verb: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound ("The thunder rolled")
▸ verb: occur in soft rounded shapes ("The hills rolled past")
▸ verb: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ ("She rolls her r's")
▸ verb: execute a roll, in tumbling ("The gymnasts rolled and jumped")
▸ verb: show certain properties when being rolled ("The carpet rolls unevenly")
▸ verb: take the shape of a roll or cylinder ("The carpet rolled out")
▸ verb: shape by rolling ("Roll a cigarette")
▸ verb: begin operating or running ("The cameras were rolling")
▸ verb: move by turning over or rotating ("The child rolled down the hill")
▸ verb: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis ("She rolled the ball")
▸ verb: move, rock, or sway from side to side ("The ship rolled on the heavy seas")
▸ verb: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment ("They rolled from town to town")
▸ verb: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion ("The waves rolled towards the beach")
▸ verb: boil vigorously ("The water rolled")
▸ verb: flatten or spread with a roller ("Roll out the paper")
▸ verb: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle ("The President's convoy rolled past the crowds")
▸ verb: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
▸ verb: wrap or coil around ("Roll your hair around your finger")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6019)
▸ Also see rolls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to roll
▸ Usage examples for roll
▸ Idioms related to roll (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing roll
▸ Words that often appear near roll
▸ Rhymes of roll
▸ Invented words related to roll
▸ noun: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
▸ noun: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
▸ noun: walking with a rolling gait
▸ noun: anything rolled up in cylindrical form
▸ noun: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
▸ noun: a list of names ("His name was struck off the rolls")
▸ noun: the act of throwing dice
▸ noun: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
▸ noun: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
▸ noun: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
▸ noun: small rounded bread either plain or sweet
▸ noun: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) ("He shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag")
▸ noun: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
▸ noun: rotary motion of an object around its own axis
▸ noun: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
▸ verb: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound ("The thunder rolled")
▸ verb: occur in soft rounded shapes ("The hills rolled past")
▸ verb: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ ("She rolls her r's")
▸ verb: execute a roll, in tumbling ("The gymnasts rolled and jumped")
▸ verb: show certain properties when being rolled ("The carpet rolls unevenly")
▸ verb: take the shape of a roll or cylinder ("The carpet rolled out")
▸ verb: shape by rolling ("Roll a cigarette")
▸ verb: begin operating or running ("The cameras were rolling")
▸ verb: move by turning over or rotating ("The child rolled down the hill")
▸ verb: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis ("She rolled the ball")
▸ verb: move, rock, or sway from side to side ("The ship rolled on the heavy seas")
▸ verb: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment ("They rolled from town to town")
▸ verb: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion ("The waves rolled towards the beach")
▸ verb: boil vigorously ("The water rolled")
▸ verb: flatten or spread with a roller ("Roll out the paper")
▸ verb: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle ("The President's convoy rolled past the crowds")
▸ verb: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
▸ verb: wrap or coil around ("Roll your hair around your finger")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6019)
▸ Also see rolls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to roll
▸ Usage examples for roll
▸ Idioms related to roll (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing roll
▸ Words that often appear near roll
▸ Rhymes of roll
▸ Invented words related to roll