roll

Pronunciation: US [roʊl] UK [rəʊl]

n.Volume, PAL; roll; the list
v.Scrolling; flip; shaking; circles
WebRoll; turning

Synonyms

Antonyms

agglomerate ball wad round

Definitions in English

v.

1.

to move forward while turning over and over; to make someone or something move forward by turning them over and over

2.

to move on wheels; to make something move on wheels

3.

to move from side to side, or to make something do this

4.

to change the position of your body when you are lying down; to change the position of someone or something so that they face a different direction

5.

if a drop of liquid rolls, it moves across a surface without stopping; if you roll dice in a game, you throw them onto or across a surface

6.

to fold something or wrap it around itself so that it forms a tube or a ball

7.

to produce a continuous low sound

8.

if a machine such as a camera rolls, it works

9.

to make a substance flat by pushing something heavy across it

n.

1.

a long piece of film, paper, carpet, etc, rolled into the shape of a tube

2.

bread in the form of a small round or long shape; a bread roll filled with meat, cheese, etc.

3.

the action of turning over or of rolling from side to side; the action of throwing dice

4.

an official list of names, especially one that is used in a school

5.

a continuous low sound made by drums or thunder

6.

a thick layer of skin or fat, usually around someone’ s neck or waist

Other Forms

3sg.rolls

Idioms

Example Sentences

Poured..milk into his tea and ate a buttered roll.
Source: B. Malamud
The drums..played a murderously fast roll.
Source: S. T. Felstead
The house shook..after a long roll of thunder.
Source: E. Welty
She wasn't rolling about in the gutter with a bottle of meths.
Source: B. Bainbridge
As the..car slid sideways, she thought..it would roll.
Source: P. Carey
She rolled over in the still water.
Source: S. Cooper
She liked her baby to have..liberty to roll around.
Source: M. Forster

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d - loral
s - rolls
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English words starting with roll :
rollaway rollback rollicks rollicky rollings rollmops rollouts rollover rollways rollers rollick rolling rollmop rollout rolltop rollway rolled roller rolls roll
English words that contain roll :
antiroll bankroll beadroll bedrolls brollies bedroll brolly carolled caroller corollas corolla drollery drollest drolling drumroll drolled droller drolls drolly droll enrolled enrollee enroller enscroll enrolls enroll girolles girolle logrolls logroll outrolls outroll payrolls payroll reenroll rerolled reroller rollaway rollback rollicks rollicky rollings rollmops rollouts rollover rollways rerolls rollers rollick rolling rollmop rollout rolltop rollway reroll rolled roller rolls roll scrolled strolled stroller stroll scrolls strolls scroll trollers trolleys trollied trollies trolling trollops trollopy trolled troller trolley trollop trolls trolly troll corollary
English words ending with roll :
antiroll bankroll beadroll bedroll drumroll droll enscroll enroll logroll outroll payroll reenroll reroll roll stroll scroll troll