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