roll
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2.3
- noun
- /roʊl/
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- The plane shakes, rattles, and rolls, dislodging the food cart from the elevator.
- pitch and roll
Examples
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The children enjoyed the gentle roll of the waves at the beach.
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Watching the sea roll by
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The print was magic, and it was only the first roll of the ten she had taken.
Fiction book (1990) -
You feel the roll of those balls.
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Oh, I smell cinnamon rolls too.
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For the fourth day and fourth night, rolls of black smoke floated across the sky.
Fiction book (1990) -
The freighter was going into a slow roll, and Nelsf's damaged hopper was sliding away.
Fiction book (1991) -
Two pounds of film and mailers, at least fifteen rolls, can be mailed in one package for $2.90.
Academic text (1994) -
The chef let the dough undergo a soft roll before baking it into bread.
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We could feel the roll of the bus as it traveled over the bumpy road.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Move something so it faces a different direction or side
104
1.1
A quick turning movement of an object or person
54
2.8
Turning around a central point, for example the Earth spinning once
12
4.4
A long heavy sea wave that rolls toward the shore
12
2.8
An unsteady rocking movement from side to side
2
7.8
A flying stunt where a plane makes one full turn while rolling as it moves forward
1
3.0
A long heavy wave in the sea that moves toward the shore
1
1.1
A gentle movement back and forth or side to side
1
2.2
Movement when an object turns and moves forward, like a wheel or ball
1
9.0
A very quick, complete rotation of a plane around its nose-to-tail line while flying straight
Turning of an object around a line through its middle
Movement when something turns around its own middle like a spinning top
A rolling movement like waves or wheels
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
6
3.7
To give someone a very special welcome, like an important guest
- Informal
To move your eyes away from someone to show you are annoyed or do not believe them
Compounds
107
1.8
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
27
3.2
People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group
10
2.5
A small fried snack filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, often served as an appetizer
- Specialized
2
7.8
A flying stunt where a plane makes one full turn while rolling as it moves forward
2
3.0
A sushi roll that has avocado, crab or imitation crab, and cucumber with rice on the outside
- Jargon
1
7.2
A basketball shot made near the basket by rolling the ball off the fingertips
- 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
- Specialized
A stick of dried mugwort leaves that you light to warm body points in traditional therapy
A small bottle with a round ball at the top that applies liquid to the skin like deodorant
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Roll comes from an old idea of a wheel or turning movement, the same idea you see in rotate ('turn'). So a person's roll is the gentle turning or swaying they make when they walk, which helps explain the modern meaning.