| means | (noun) rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
axial motion, roll, axial rotation |
| means | (noun) a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"
roll, roster |
| means | (noun) a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
roller, roll, rolling wave |
| means | (noun) photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
roll |
| means | (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
curl, gyre, coil, scroll, roll, curlicue, ringlet, whorl |
| means | (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"
roll, bankroll |
| means | (noun) small rounded bread either plain or sweet
bun, roll |
| means | (noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
pealing, roll, rolling, peal |
| means | (noun) the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
drum roll, paradiddle, roll |
| means | (noun) a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
scroll, roll |
| means | (noun) anything rolled up in cylindrical form
roll |
| means | (noun) the act of throwing dice
cast, roll |
| means | (noun) walking with a swaying gait
roll |
| means | (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
roll |
| means | (noun) the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
roll, bowl |
| means | (verb) move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
turn over, roll |
| means | (verb) move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
roll, wheel |
| means | (verb) occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"
undulate, roll |
| means | (verb) flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
roll, roll out |
| means | (verb) emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
roll |
| means | (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"
roll, wrap, twine, wind |
| means | (verb) begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
roll |
| means | (verb) shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
roll |
| means | (verb) execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
roll |
| means | (verb) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
pluck, hustle, roll |
| means | (verb) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
flap, undulate, roll, wave |
| means | (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"
roam, tramp, roll, vagabond, wander, rove, range, swan, ramble, stray, cast, drift |
| means | (verb) move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
roll |
| means | (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"
revolve, roll |
| means | (verb) pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
roll |
| means | (verb) boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
seethe, roll |
| means | (verb) take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
roll |
| means | (verb) show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
roll, roll up |