paint roller
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- noun
- /peɪnt ˈroʊlər/
:
rodillo de pintura
- And I don't like paint rollers, so I paint all the walls of my house entirely with aerosol paints.
- use a paint roller
- paint roller to apply primer
Examples
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Suddenly, a wet paint roller loaded with white paint cuts a swath across the ceiling.
Fiction book (1996) -
However, I've found them useless on any subject that involves more than a paint roller and a trash bin.
Blog text (8) -
The little boy, discovering that an old paint roller served nicely as a gun, scanned the block for targets and soon found his father and me in his sights.
Fiction book (2002) -
It depicts men with paint rollers, ladders, and lawnmowers working around the neighborhood.
Blog text (7) -
As they washed paint rollers and swept floors in the haze of the early evening sun, they laughed, chatted, and reveled in their new adventure.
Fiction book (1995) -
Using a paint roller, apply smooth strokes to the wall for an even finish.
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He quickly covered large areas of the fence with a paint roller to complete the job.
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To save time, we decided to use a paint roller instead of a paintbrush for the door.
Synonyms
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1.0
A tool with soft hairs for putting paint on a surface
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2.0
A cylinder used to roll over things to flatten or shape them
A hand tool with a round rubber roller for spreading ink in printing
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cylindrical tool used to apply paint' is directly and compositionally derived from 'paint' (the substance to be applied) + 'roller' (a cylindrical rolling tool). Instrumental noun-noun compounds like this are cross-linguistically common and follow a transparent, literal pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer.
Etymology
Paint roller is a literal name: a soft, paint-soaked cylinder that you roll over a wall to spread paint quickly and evenly. That's why paint roller means 'a tool used to apply paint to large flat areas'.