noun. rotary motion of an object around its own axis wheels in axial rotation |
noun. a list of names his name was struck off the rolls |
noun. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
noun. photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light |
noun. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) |
noun. a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag |
noun. small rounded bread either plain or sweet |
noun. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
noun. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously |
noun. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) |
noun. anything rolled up in cylindrical form |
noun. the act of throwing dice |
noun. walking with a swaying gait |
noun. a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude |
noun. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) |
verb. move by turning over or rotating The child rolled down the hill|turn over on your left side |
verb. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle The President's convoy rolled past the crowds |
verb. occur in soft rounded shapes The hills rolled past |
verb. flatten or spread with a roller roll out the paper |
verb. emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound The thunder rolled|rolling drums |
verb. arrange or or coil around roll your hair around your finger|Twine the thread around the spool|She wrapped her arms around the child |
verb. begin operating or running The cameras were rolling|The presses are already rolling |
verb. shape by rolling roll a cigarette |
verb. execute a roll, in tumbling The gymnasts rolled and jumped |
verb. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity |
verb. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion The curtains undulated|the waves rolled towards the beach |
verb. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment The gypsies roamed the woods|roving vagabonds|the wandering Jew|The cattle roam across the prairie|the laborers drift from one town to the next|They rolled from town to town Synonym: swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, stray, rove, roam, range, ramble, drift, cast |
verb. move, rock, or sway from side to side The ship rolled on the heavy seas |
verb. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis She rolled the ball|They rolled their eyes at his words |
verb. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ She rolls her r's |
verb. boil vigorously The liquid was seething|The water rolled |
verb. take the shape of a roll or cylinder the carpet rolled out|Yarn rolls well |
verb. show certain properties when being rolled The carpet rolls unevenly|dried-out tobacco rolls badly |
