Roll

//ɹəʊl//

Synonyms for "roll" (784 found)

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Closest matches (157)

bankroll bun cast coil paradiddle peal roll out roller scroll seethe wheel account advance agenda align amble angular momentum angular motion angular velocity annals

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arrive axial motion axial rotation b roll backing bagel bale ball bang bank barge barrage barrel bask bask in be effortless be painless be poised be reflected be sent back beadroll beat beat a ruffle beat a tattoo beating bialy bialystoker bibliofilm billow billowing bindle bipack black-and-white film blank blunder bob bobble bole bolt boodle boom booming bore bounce back bouquet bowl bowl along bowling break breaker breakers budget bundle bunt butt cackle cadastre calendar calender call cannonade careen career carol cartridge cask catalog catalogue caw census census report centrifugation chatter checklist checkroll cheep chirk chirograph chirp chirr chirrup chitter chop choppiness chopping sea chronicle chronicles chuck circle circulation circumgyration circumrotation cirrus clack clover-leaf roll cluck clump coast cock-a-doodle-doo coffee cake coggle color film color negative film column comb comber come along come in come on commute coo corkscrew correspondence course cover ground crab crap craps crash crescent roll croak croissant cronk cross bun crow cruise crumpet

Noun(9 words)

axial motion axial rotation bankroll bowl bread roll bun cast clatter coil

Verb(1 words)

cast

Strong matches (235)

cuckoo curl curlicue cycle cylinder cylindroid dangle danish danish pastry dash deck delight in dip directory dirty water disappear docket document documentation dope

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dossier drag dramatis personae drape drift drive droop drum drum music drumbeat drumfire drumming dry plate eagre ebb and flow echo echo back elapse emulsion enfold english muffin enshroud envelop enwrap equalize evaporate even even out evolute expire fagot falter fardel fare fare forth fasces fascine feather fell fetch file film fishtail flatten flit float flounce flounder flow flow in fluctuate flush flutter fly foot footslog form fortune forward frame full circle furl gabble gad gaggle gain ground gait gallivant gallop gang gather head gather way gem get ahead get along give no trouble glide go go ahead go along go around go easily go fast go forward go like clockwork go on go pitapat gobble grade gravity wave ground swell grovel growl grumble guggle gush gyrate gyration gyre halt hard roll head count heave heavy sea heavy swell helix hie hippety-hop history hitch hobble hobbyhorse holograph honk honor roll hoo hoot hop hot cross bun hot-press hustle impel index indulge indulge in instrument inventory involute iron jog jolt journal jump jury list jury panel kaiser roll kink labor lay lay down lay flat lay level lay low lay out legal document legal instrument legal paper letters level level off librate lift limp lineup list listing lock step loop lop lumber lunge lurch luxuriate luxuriate in make good time make head against make headway make heavy weather make progress make progress against make strides make up leeway maneuver mangle memorial microfilm mince mincing steps mint money monochromatic film mooch motion-picture film move move along move forward move on muffin mull over muse muster muster roll natural negative nick nose count nosegay nutate official document onion roll orbit order of business orthochromatic film oscillate pace pack package packet

Noun(4 words)

curl curlicue drum roll gyre

Verb(3 words)

drift flap hustle

Related words (392)

paddle palpitate palpitation panchromatic film paper papers parcel parchment parker house roll part pass pass along pass on patter peak pedal peep peg pendulate personal file

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photographic paper piaffe piaffer piece pile pillar pinwheel roll pip pipe pipe roll pitapat pitch pitch and plunge pitch and toss pitching pitter patter pitter-patter pivoting plate plod plow plunge pole poll ponder popover popple porpoise portion posy pot pound pounding pour pour in prance present no difficulties press printing paper proceed program progress propel property roll pull out pull up pulsate pulsation push push down quack questionnaire quiver rack ramble range rase rat-a-tat rat-tat rat-tat-tat rataplan rattattoo raze rear rebound record recording reecho reel reeling register registry rejoice in relic relish remains resonate resound return returns revel revel in reverberate reverberation revolution revolve ride riffle ringlet ripple rise rise and fall roam roar rob rock rocking roll call roll flat roll in roll on roll up rollick rolling rolls roster rota rotate rotation rotational motion rough water rouleau rove row rub-a-dub ruff ruffle rumble ruminate run run smoothly sail sashay saunter savor scend schedule scold scone screw scrip script scuff scuffle scuttle sea seesaw send send back shake shamble sheaf shoestring shot shove show up shroud shuffle shunt sideslip sidle sing single-foot skid skip slate slide slink slip slither slog slouch slowness sluice smash smooth smooth out smoothen soft roll somersault somerset sound sound a tattoo sound film sound track sound-on-film soundstripe spatter spin spinning spiral splatter split splutter spool spread out sputter squawk staccato stagger stalk stamp steamroll steamroller stem step step forward stomp straddle straggle stray stream stretch stride strip stroll strolling gait struggle strut stumble stump stunt surf surge swaddle swag swagger swathe sway sweep sweep along swell swing swinging swirl swirling swiveling table take pleasure in tat-tat tattoo tax roll tendril thrash about throb throbbing throw thrum thrust thump thumping thunder tidal bore tidal wave tide wave tittup toddle token tom tom tom-tom toss toss and tumble toss and turn tossing totter trace traipse travel tread treadle trill trip tripack troll trolling trot trough trudge trundle trundling trunk truss tsunami tube tumble turbination turn turn over turn up turning tweet twirl twist twit twitter uncoil uncurl undulate undulation unfold unfurl unroll unwind vacillate vanish vehicle velocity vestige vibrate volutation volute volution vortex wad waddle wag waggle walk wallop wallow wallow in wamble warble water wave wave wavelet waver waving wayfare welter wend wheeling whir whirl whirling whistle white horses whitecaps whorl wiggle wind wind up wobble work well wrap round wrap up writ writing yaw yorkshire pudding

Noun(11 words)

paradiddle peal pealing ringlet roller rolling rolling wave rollup roster scroll whorl

Verb(21 words)

pluck ramble range revolve roam roll out roll up rove seethe stray swan tramp turn over twine undulate vagabond wander wave wheel wind

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wrap

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

12 relation types

More general

64 entries

actuation airplane maneuver articulate boil bread breadstuff cash in hand change change form change shape churn cylinder deform displace enounce enunciate

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Antonyms

5 entries

biscuit rock rock and sit stop

Synonyms

14 entries

axial rotation bankroll bun cast coil hustle paradiddle peal roll out roller scroll seethe wheel wind

Related terms

2 entries

Rolls welt

coordinate

2 entries

pitch yaw

derived

272 entries

A roll Alaska roll B roll B.C. roll Cali roll California roll Dutch roll Easter egg roll French roll Goldman roll Granby roll Hawaiian roll Kaiser roll Michigan roll Parker House roll Philadelphia roll

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has context

13 entries

and especially in phrase on roll aviation canada computing dice film geometry nautical rpg slang soccer television us

is a

9 entries

bread cylinder film flight maneuver gait list piece of baked dough propulsion small piece of baked dough

manner of

11 entries

change change shape form function move pronounce rock sound travel tumble turn

part of

1 entries

bowling

related to

239 entries

action aeroplane aeroplane stunt after after rock air air maneuver alveolar and appetizer appetizers arranging arranging coins bagel baked baked treat

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similar

10 entries

b roll drift err furl revolve roll up stray turn over wander wrap up

Translations

542 translations across 60 languages.

Afrikaans

4 entries

draai verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
draai om verb (to turn over in one's mind)
oprol verb (to wrap round on itself)
rol verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Albanian

1 entries

sjell verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

κεφαλίς noun (a scroll)

Arabic

4 entries

تَدَحْرَجَ verb (to turn over and over)
تَقَلَّبَ verb (to turn over and over)
تَكَوَّرَ verb (to turn over and over)
ثَنَى verb (to wrap round on itself)

Armenian

3 entries

գլորել verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
գլորվել verb (to turn over and over)
թավալվել verb (to turn over and over)

Aromanian

2 entries

anvãrtescu verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
arucutescu verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

diyirləmək verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
diyirləmək verb (to move, or cause to be moved, upon rollers or small wheels)
diyirlənmək verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
diyirlənmək verb (to move, or cause to be moved, upon rollers or small wheels)

Bashkir

1 entries

өйөрөү verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Breton

4 entries

magañ soñjoù verb (to turn over in one's mind)
pakañ verb (to bind or involve by winding)
punañ verb (to wrap round on itself)
rollañ verb (to press or level with a roller)

Bulgarian

4 entries

валяк noun (a heavy cylinder used to break clods)
грохот noun (a heavy, reverberatory sound)
клатене noun (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
кълбо noun (a roll in gymnastics)

Catalan

3 entries

balancejar verb (to rotate on fore-and-aft axis)
brandar verb (to rotate on fore-and-aft axis)
rodar verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Cebuano

1 entries

lukot verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

با دان verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎦᏌᏆᎴᎯᎭ verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

擀 verb (to press or level with a roller)
滾動 /滚动 verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Cornish

1 entries

rolya verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Czech

4 entries

svitek noun (a scroll)
koulet se verb (to turn over and over)
kutálet verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
kutálet se verb (to turn over and over)

Dutch

4 entries

boekrol noun (a scroll)
dreun noun (a heavy, reverberatory sound)
gedreun noun (a heavy, reverberatory sound)
geroffel noun (the uniform beating of a drum)

Egyptian

4 entries

S:f:d-w-V12 noun (a scroll)
Aa18-Z1-q:r-q:r-A55 verb (to turn over and over)
p:X-r:pXr verb (to wrap round on itself)
p:X-r:pXr verb (to bind or involve by winding)

Erzya

2 entries

акшо noun (quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form)
тапардавкс noun (that which is rolled up)

Esperanto

4 entries

rolo noun (part; office; duty)
rulaĵo noun (that which rolls; a roller)
ruli verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
ruliĝi verb (to turn over and over)

Farefare

1 entries

bilim verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Finnish

4 entries

asiakirja noun (an official or public document)
jyminä noun (a heavy, reverberatory sound)
jyrinä noun (a heavy, reverberatory sound)
jyrä noun (a heavy cylinder used to break clods)

French

4 entries

grondement noun (a heavy, reverberatory sound)
gîte noun (the rotation angle about the longitudinal axis)
registre noun (an official or public document)
rouleau noun (that which rolls; a roller)

Galician

1 entries

arrolar verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

German

4 entries

Ballen noun (that which is rolled up)
Ballen noun (quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form)
Buchrolle noun (a scroll)
Bündel noun (that which is rolled up)

Hebrew

4 entries

גָּלִיל noun (that which is rolled up)
גלגול noun (the act of rolling)
מגילה noun (a scroll)
גלגל verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Higaonon

1 entries

nilokot verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Hindi

4 entries

गोला noun (that which rolls; a roller)
घुमना noun (the act of rolling)
तम्बाकू का गोला noun (a cylindrical twist of tobacco)
नामावली noun (a scroll)

Hungarian

2 entries

gurul verb (to turn over and over)
gurít verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Icelandic

2 entries

rúlla verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
velta verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Ingrian

2 entries

veerettää verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
veerrä verb (to turn over and over)

Irish

3 entries

meilleog noun (that which is rolled up)
cuach verb (to wrap round on itself)
roll verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Italian

4 entries

arrotolato noun (that which is rolled up)
rotolamento noun (the act of rolling)
rotolare noun (the act of rolling)
rotolo noun (that which rolls; a roller)

Japanese

4 entries

巻子本 noun (a scroll)
丸める verb (to wrap round on itself)
巻く verb (to bind or involve by winding)
転がす verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Khmer

1 entries

រមៀល verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Korean

4 entries

감다 verb (to wrap round on itself)
감다 verb (to bind or involve by winding)
감싸다 verb (to bind or involve by winding)
구르다 verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

тоголоо verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
тоголотуу verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Latin

4 entries

volūmen noun (a scroll)
roto verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
volvō verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
volvō verb (to turn over and over)

Maltese

1 entries

romblu noun (that which is rolled up)

Māori

4 entries

pori noun (that which is rolled up)
rārangi ingoa noun (a list of names or an official register of names)
keu verb (to make noise like thunder)
pīrori verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Norwegian

1 entries

knipse verb (to be under the influence of MDMA)

Old English

1 entries

wieltan verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

دفتر noun (a list of names or an official register of names)
لوغلامق verb (to press or level with a roller)

Papiamentu

1 entries

lora verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Polish

4 entries

rulon noun (that which is rolled up)
zwój noun (a scroll)
poturlać verb (to move, or cause to be moved, upon rollers or small wheels)
toczyć verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Portuguese

4 entries

balanço noun (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
cambalhota noun (a roll in gymnastics)
chamada noun (a list of names or an official register of names)
cilindro noun (one of a set of revolving cylinders between which metal is pressed)

Romanian

4 entries

ruliu noun (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
rostogoli verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
roti verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
învârti verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Russian

4 entries

бараба́н noun (a heavy cylinder used to break clods)
бараба́нный бой noun (the uniform beating of a drum)
ва́лик noun (that which rolls; a roller)
вал noun (that which rolls; a roller)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

rolaig verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Sidamo

1 entries

gongoʼma verb (to turn over and over)

Southern Altai

2 entries

тоголодор verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
тоголоор verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Spanish

4 entries

alabeo noun (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
balanceo noun (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
redobladura noun (the uniform beating of a drum)
redoblamiento noun (the uniform beating of a drum)

Swedish

4 entries

bokrulle noun (a scroll)
böljande noun (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
böljning noun (oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
dundrande noun (a heavy, reverberatory sound)

Tamil

3 entries

சுருள் noun (that which is rolled up)
உருட்டு verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
உருள் verb (to turn over and over)

Thai

1 entries

กลิ้ง verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)

Turkish

3 entries

rol yapmak noun (the act of rolling)
yuvarlamak verb (to cause something to revolve by turning over and over)
yuvarlanmak verb (to turn over and over)

Ukrainian

4 entries

вал noun (a heavy cylinder used to break clods)
ро́лик noun (that which rolls; a roller)
руло́н noun (that which is rolled up)
суві́й noun (that which is rolled up)

Vietnamese

4 entries

chức vụ noun (part; office; duty)
cuốn noun (that which is rolled up)
cuốn noun (a scroll)
cuốn noun (a measure of parchments)

Welsh

3 entries

rhôl noun (that which is rolled up)
rhôl noun (a scroll)
rhôl noun (quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form)

Sample sentences

80 total sentences available.

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We've got to hurry. Mr Itoh will call the roll.

Source: tatoeba (19694)

Roll up your sleeves and get busy.

Source: tatoeba (20325)

Roll up your right sleeve.

Source: tatoeba (27076)

Mr Ito will call the roll.

Source: tatoeba (28306)

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