Roll

noun
roʊl

Noun

  • a list of names

    his name was struck off the rolls

    Similar:Roster
    Type of:ListListing
  • 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

    Similar:Bankroll
    Type of:FundsFinances
  • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

    Similar:PealPealingRolling
    Type of:Sound
  • small rounded bread either plain or sweet

    Similar:Bun
    Type of:BreadBreadstuff
  • a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

    Similar:Roller
    Type of:Wave
  • the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

    Similar:Paradiddle
    Type of:Sound
  • the act of throwing dice

    Similar:Cast
    Type of:Throw
  • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

    Similar:CoilCurlCurlicueGyreRinglet
  • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

    Similar:Bowl
    Type of:PropulsionActuation
  • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

    Similar:Scroll
    Type of:ManuscriptHolograph
  • rotary motion of an object around its own axis

    Type of:GyrationRotationRevolution
  • a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

  • anything rolled up in cylindrical form

    Type of:Cylinder
  • photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

    Type of:Film
  • walking 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:Revolve
    Type of:MoveDisplace
  • move by turning over or rotating

    The child rolled down the hill

    Type of:Turn
  • show certain properties when being rolled

    The carpet rolls unevenly

    dried-out tobacco rolls badly

    Type of:Change
  • arrange or or coil around

    roll your hair around your finger

    Type of:MoveDisplace
  • move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

    The President's convoy rolled past the crowds

    Similar:Wheel
    Type of:TravelLocomoteMove
  • flatten or spread with a roller

    roll out the paper

    Type of:Flatten
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

    They rolled from town to town

    Type of:TravelMoveGo
  • boil vigorously

    The water rolled

    Similar:Seethe
    Type of:RoilChurnBoil
  • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

    the waves rolled towards the beach

    Similar:FlapUndulateWave
    Type of:Move
  • occur in soft rounded shapes

    The hills rolled past

    Similar:Undulate
  • begin operating or running

    The cameras were rolling

    The presses are already rolling

    Type of:FunctionRunOperate
  • emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

    The thunder rolled

    rolling drums

    Type of:GoSound
  • take the shape of a roll or cylinder

    the carpet rolled out

    Yarn rolls well

    Type of:Deform
  • execute a roll, in tumbling

    The gymnasts rolled and jumped

    Type of:Tumble
  • move, rock, or sway from side to side

    The ship rolled on the heavy seas

    Type of:ShakeRockSway
  • pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

    She rolls her r's

    Type of:SayArticulateEnounce
  • shape by rolling

    roll a cigarette

    Type of:ShapeForm
  • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

    Similar:HustlePluck
    Type of:RipSteal

Dictionary Validity

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Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary
Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
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North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
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