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Roller
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- 1 Anything that rolls.; Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.
- 2 A Rolls-Royce car slang
"Only I thought private eyes were supposed to be discreet; you could hardly call yourself that when you drive a Roller."
- 3 a grounder that rolls along the infield wordnet
- 4 Anything that rolls.; A cylindrical (or approximately cylindrical) item used under a heavy object to facilitate moving it; usually several are needed.
- 5 pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground wordnet
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- 6 Anything that rolls.; A person who rolls something, such as cigars or molten metal.
- 7 Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers wordnet
- 8 Anything that rolls.; A large rolling device used to flatten a grass surface; commonly in relation to a cricket pitch.
- 9 a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it wordnet
- 10 Anything that rolls.; A cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink.
"The deposit of color on the stone is transmitted to the metal by the lithographic roller the same as for paper."
- 11 a cylinder that revolves wordnet
- 12 Anything that rolls.; An agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth.
- 13 a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) wordnet
- 14 Anything that rolls.; One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
- 15 a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore wordnet
- 16 Anything that rolls.; A roller towel.
- 17 Anything that rolls.; A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
"The cable used for hauling the wagons on the incline may still be seen, but several of the guiding rollers have disappeared."
- 18 Anything that rolls.; A rolling element inside a roller bearing: a small cylinder or sphere of metal.
- 19 Anything that rolls.; One of a set of rolling cylinders allowing a rider to practise balance while training indoors.
- 20 Anything that rolls.; Any insect whose larva rolls up leaves, especially those in family Tortricidae.
- 21 Anything that rolls.; A dung beetle that rolls dung into balls.
- 22 Anything that rolls.; A cylinder snakes, small ground snakes of the genus Cylindrophis.
- 23 Anything that rolls.; A rolling pin
- 24 Anything that rolls.; A throw which involves the player throwing the disc in a way that makes it roll, by that being able to travel further than if thrown in the air. Only used on holes with open areas with short or no grass.
"He threw a beautiful roller that cut the corner perfectly and stopped just outside the circle."
- 25 A long wide bandage used in surgery.
- 26 A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast.
"He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend ; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits ; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,[…]."
- 27 A bird.; A breed or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (compare Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler).
- 28 A bird.; Any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks.
- 29 A police patrol car or patrolman (rather than an unmarked police car or a detective)
- 30 A padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting.
- 31 A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits.
"I learned a lot from watching, but the part that I should have studied harder was the roller. The names of the writers went on for ever."
- 32 A wheelchair user. slang
- 33 A Rolls-Royce motorcar. informal, slang
- 34 A type break that consists of drum rolls; a drum and bass track made with such breaks. slang
- 1 To roller skate. intransitive
"One day Frankie rollered up our drive and asked me if I fancied a skate."
Etymology
* From Middle English rollere, equivalent to roll + -er. * (credits in TV or film): These were originally printed on a physical cylinder that was rotated in front of the camera.
* From Middle English rollere, equivalent to roll + -er. * (credits in TV or film): These were originally printed on a physical cylinder that was rotated in front of the camera.
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