roll
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3.2
- noun
- /roʊl/
- Formal
- The teacher took attendance by checking the names on the roll.
- roll call
- honor roll
- voter rolls
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- I mean, I was a high honor roll AP class kind of student.
Examples
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So the system allows voters stricken from the rolls to present evidence of eligibility.
Academic text (2008) -
The elders were given the choice of adding them to the rolls or denying their claim.
Academic text (1992) -
I will call the roll.
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After class, he checked the roll but then realized her name would be different.
Fiction book (1994) -
One evening during roll call, the captain was present against his other habit.
Academic text (2008) -
We love roll call, y'all.
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He's holding a voting roll now.
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My name will never appear on the rolls of their literary pensions.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's roll call time.
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Many privates, who comprised the majority of soldiers, signed their muster rolls with an "X."
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
170
2.4
A list of names of people available for a job or team
125
5.2
A long piece of paper or parchment with writing that you can roll up
49
3.0
An official written list of names or events
1
9.9
A list showing tenants' names and the rent they pay
Idioms
- Informal
8
3.7
To give someone a very special welcome, like an important guest
- Informal
1
3.7
To move your eyes away from someone to show you are annoyed or do not believe them
Compounds
148
1.8
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
36
3.2
People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group
11
2.5
A small fried snack filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, often served as an appetizer
- Specialized
3
7.8
A flying stunt where a plane makes one full turn while rolling as it moves forward
2
3.8
A small bottle with a round ball at the top that applies liquid to the skin like deodorant
2
3.0
A sushi roll that has avocado, crab or imitation crab, and cucumber with rice on the outside
- Specialized
1
3.5
A strong metal bar inside a vehicle that protects people if it flips over
- Specialized
1
9.0
A very quick, complete rotation of a plane around its nose-to-tail line while flying straight
- Jargon
1
7.2
A basketball shot made near the basket by rolling the ball off the fingertips
- Specialized
A stick of dried mugwort leaves that you light to warm body points in traditional therapy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Roll as a list or a scroll comes from the old practice of writing names on a piece of paper that was rolled up like a scroll, the same idea as a small rolled object. That is why a roll can mean an official list or a document kept by being rolled.