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Meaning
Noun
●
Anything that rolls.
Any
rotating
cylindrical
device
that is part of a
machine
, especially one used to
apply
or reduce pressure.
A
cylindrical
(or
approximately
cylindrical
)
item
used under a
heavy
object
to
facilitate
moving
it; usually several are needed.
A person who
rolls
something, such as
cigars
or
molten
metal.
A
cylindrical
tool
for
applying
paint
or ink.
An
agricultural
machine
used for
flattening
land
and
breaking up
lumps
of earth.
One of a set of small
cylindrical
tubes
used to
curl
hair.
A
roller
towel.
A small
wheel
,
as of
a
caster
, a
roller skate
, etc.
A
rolling
element
inside a
roller bearing
: a small
cylinder
or
sphere
of metal.
Any
insect
whose
larva
rolls up
leaves
, especially those in family Tortricidae.
A
dung beetle
that
rolls
dung
into balls.
The
cylinder
snakes
, small
ground
snakes
of the
genus
Cylindrophis.
A
rolling
pin
●
In Cricket:
Anything that rolls.
A large
rolling
device
used to
flatten
the
surface
of the pitch.
●
In Cycling:
Anything that rolls.
One of a set of
rolling
cylinders
allowing
a
rider
to
practise
balance
while training indoors.
●
In Disc golf:
Anything that rolls.
A
throw
which
involves
the
player
throwing
the
disc
in a way
that
makes it
roll
, by that
being able to
travel
further than if
thrown in
the
air
. Only used on
holes
with
open
areas with
short
or no grass.
●
A long
wide
bandage
used in surgery.
●
A large,
wide
,
curling
wave
that
falls back
on itself as it
breaks
on a coast.
●
A bird.
A
breed
or
variety
of
roller
pigeon
that
rolls
(i.e.
tumbles
or
somersaults
)
backwards
(compare Penson
roller
, Birmingham
roller
, tumbler).
Any of various
aggressive
birds
, of the family Coraciidae, having
bright
blue
wings
and
hooked
beaks.
●
A
police
patrol car
or
patrolman
(
rather than
an
unmarked
police car
or a detective)
●
A
padded
surcingle
that is used on
horses
for training and vaulting.
●
In Film & Television:
A
roll
of
titles
or (especially)
credits
played
over
film
or
video
;
television
or
film
credits
.
●
A
wheelchair
user.
●
A Rolls-Royce motorcar.
●
A Rolls-Royce car
Verb
●
To
roller
skate.
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