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scroll
- /skɹəʊl/ UK
- /skɹoʊl/ US
Rhymes with -əʊl
Where it comes from
From Middle English scrowle, scrolle, from earlier scrowe, scrouwe (influenced by Middle English rolle), from Old French escroe, escrowe, escrouwe (“scroll, strip of parchment”), from Frankish *skrōda (“a shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō, from *skrew- (“to cut; cutting tool”), extension of *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Doublet of shred and escrow.
noun scrolls
- A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
- An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
- Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant. I lose myself in a flawed henna plant jutting toward the scroll. Its rose-pink eyes burst off the stems.
- A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
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The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.
Similar: fiddlehead
- A skew surface.
- A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape. I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll.
- The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next. […] the computer sends orders, via electrical impulses, to recompose the liquid crystal structure inside the cells quickly which results in the familiar smooth scroll of the pointer on your screen.
- A spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.
- A turbinate bone.
- A rough draft of anything.
- The act of scrolling. I gave the terms and conditions a quick scroll before signing up to the website.
verb scrolls · scrolling · scrolled
- To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen. She scrolled the offending image out of view.
- To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically. The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen.
- To continuously and aimlessly consume content on social media, especially on websites or apps with a scrolling feed, such as Instagram, TikTok, or X. With millions of creators worldwide, many of whom are generating income through brand partnerships, affiliate deals, and platform monetization, influencers are likely popping up any time you pick up a phone to scroll.
- To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read. Hey, stop scrolling!
- To draft; to write in rough outline.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: coil, roll, whorl, curlicue, gyre, curl, ringlet, scrollbar, tape, slider, lock, taper, rim, roller, tab, table
Translations
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noun roll of paper or parchment
| Español | rollo, pergamino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 두루마리 durumari, 스크롤 seukeurol |
| 日本語 | 巻物 makimono, スクロール sukurōru |
| 中文 | 條幅 /条幅 tiáofú, 卷軸 /卷轴 juànzhóu |
| हिन्दी | पुस्तक pustak |
| Português | pergaminho, rolo |
| Français | rouleau (de papyrus ou de parchemin), papyrus, volumen, rotulus |
| Deutsch | Schriftrolle, Rolle, Buchrolle |
| Ελληνικά | κύλινδρος kýlindros, πάπυρος pápyros, περγαμηνή pergaminí |
| Русский | сви́ток svítok |
| Tiếng Việt | cuộn, cuốn |
| العربية | طُومَار ṭūmār |
| עברית | מגילה, מְגִלָּה m'gilá |
noun ornament
| Español | voluta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 掛け軸 kakejiku, 掛物 kakemono |
| 中文 | 條幅 /条幅 tiáofú, 幛子 zhàngzi, 橫幅 /横幅 héngfú |
| Français | volute |
| Deutsch | Volute, Schnörkel, Spirale |
| Română | volută |
| Русский | сви́ток svítok, волю́та voljúta, завито́к zavitók, спира́ль spirálʹ |
noun mark or flourish
| Deutsch | Schnörkel, Kringel, Schwung |
|---|---|
| Русский | завито́к zavitók, завиту́шка zavitúška |
verb to change one's view of data on a computer's display
| Español | desplazarse, desplazar, scrolear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 滾動 /滚动 gǔndòng, 滾屏 /滚屏 gǔnpíng |
| Português | rolar, deslocar |
| Français | faire défiler, scroller |
| Deutsch | scrollen |
| Română | derula, scrolla |
| Русский | скро́ллить skróllitʹ, скролли́ровать skrollírovatʹ |
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title = {scroll},
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