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roller¹
- /ˈɹəʊlə/ UK
- /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
* From Middle English rollere, equivalent to roll + -er.
* (credits in TV or film): These were originally printed on a physical cylinder that was rotated in front of the camera.
noun rollers
- 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 large rolling device used to flatten a grass surface; commonly in relation to a cricket pitch.
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A cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink.
The deposit of color on the stone is transmitted to the metal by the lithographic roller the same as for paper.
Similar: paint roller, rolling paint brush, rolling brush
- 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. The cable used for hauling the wagons on the incline may still be seen, but several of the guiding rollers have disappeared.
- A rolling element inside a roller bearing: a small cylinder or sphere of metal.
- One of a set of rolling cylinders allowing a rider to practise balance while training indoors.
- Any insect whose larva rolls up leaves, especially those in family Tortricidae.
- A dung beetle that rolls dung into balls.
- A cylinder snakes, small ground snakes of the genus Cylindrophis.
- A rolling pin
- 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. He threw a beautiful roller that cut the corner perfectly and stopped just outside the circle.
- A long wide bandage used in surgery.
- A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast. He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend ; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits ; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,[…].
- A breed or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (compare Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler).
- Any of various nonpasserine birds constituting the family Coraciidae, having stocky bodies, large heads, and stout bills hooked at the tip. In such places I found a good many birds, among which were the fine cream-coloured pigeon, Carpophaga luctuosa, and the rare blue-headed roller, Coracias temmincki, which has a most discordant voice, and generally goes in pairs, flying from tree to tree, and exhibiting while at rest that all-in-a-he
- 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.
- A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits. I learned a lot from watching, but the part that I should have studied harder was the roller. The names of the writers went on for ever.
- A wheelchair user.
- A Rolls-Royce motorcar.
- A type break that consists of drum rolls; a drum and bass track made with such breaks.
verb rollers · rollering · rollered
- To roller skate. One day Frankie rollered up our drive and asked me if I fancied a skate.
Roller²
noun Rollers
- A Rolls-Royce car Only I thought private eyes were supposed to be discreet; you could hardly call yourself that when you drive a Roller.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: curler, roll, hair curler, tumbler, rolling wave, tumbler pigeon, bulldozer, chassis, steamroller, capstan, fuze, ball, cradle, wagon, bench, spool
Translations
Every language
noun anything that rolls
| Español | rodillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 롤러 rolleo |
| 日本語 | ローラー rōrā |
| Русский | ро́лик rólik, колёсико koljósiko, вал val |
noun rotating cylindrical part of a machine
| Русский | вал val |
|---|
noun tool for applying paint or ink
| Español | rodillo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 滾筒刷 /滚筒刷 gǔntǒngshuā |
| Português | rolo de pintura |
| Français | rouleau |
| Русский | ва́лик válik |
noun roller pigeon that somersaults backwards at high speed
| Deutsch | Roller, Rollertaube, Orientalischer Roller |
|---|---|
| Русский | ту́рман túrman |
noun bird of the family Coraciidae
| Español | carraca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파랑새 parangsae, 파랑새과 parangsaegwa |
| 日本語 | ブッポウソウ, 仏法僧, ブッポウソウ科 family |
| 中文 | 佛法僧 fófǎsēng, 三寶鳥 /三宝鸟 sānbǎoniǎo, 三寶鳥屬 /三宝鸟属 sānbǎoniǎoshǔ |
| Français | rollier |
| Deutsch | Racke |
| Ελληνικά | χαλκοκουρούνα chalkokouroúna |
| Русский | сизоворо́нка sizovorónka |
| עברית | כָּחָל kaẖál |
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