Roll
nounNoun
a list of names
“his name was struck off the rolls”
Similar:RosterType of:ListListinga roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
“he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag”
Similar:BankrollType of:FundsFinancesa deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Similar:BunType of:BreadBreadstuffa long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Similar:ParadiddleType of:Soundthe act of throwing dice
Similar:CastType of:Throwa round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
Similar:BowlType of:PropulsionActuationa document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
Similar:ScrollType of:ManuscriptHolographrotary motion of an object around its own axis
Type of:GyrationRotationRevolutiona flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
Type of:Cylinderphotographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
Type of:Filmwalking with a swaying gait
Type of:Gait
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”
Similar:RevolveType of:MoveDisplacemove by turning over or rotating
“The child rolled down the hill”
Type of:Turnshow certain properties when being rolled
“The carpet rolls unevenly”
“dried-out tobacco rolls badly”
Type of:Changearrange or or coil around
“roll your hair around your finger”
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
“The President's convoy rolled past the crowds”
Similar:WheelType of:TravelLocomoteMoveflatten or spread with a roller
“roll out the paper”
Type of:Flattenmove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
“They rolled from town to town”
boil vigorously
“The water rolled”
Similar:SeetheType of:RoilChurnBoilmove in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
“the waves rolled towards the beach”
occur in soft rounded shapes
“The hills rolled past”
Similar:Undulatebegin operating or running
“The cameras were rolling”
“The presses are already rolling”
Type of:FunctionRunOperateemit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
“The thunder rolled”
“rolling drums”
Type of:GoSoundtake the shape of a roll or cylinder
“the carpet rolled out”
“Yarn rolls well”
Type of:Deformexecute a roll, in tumbling
“The gymnasts rolled and jumped”
Type of:Tumblemove, rock, or sway from side to side
“The ship rolled on the heavy seas”
Type of:ShakeRockSwaypronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
“She rolls her r's”
Type of:SayArticulateEnounceshape by rolling
“roll a cigarette”
Type of:ShapeFormsell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA