Word Finder - roll

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The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

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Look at the roll of the waves.

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A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

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Something which rolls.

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A swagger or rolling gait.

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A heavy, reverberatory sound.

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Hear the roll of cannon.

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The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

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The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.

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The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.

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The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.

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Calculate the roll of that aircraft.

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The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.

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Make your roll.

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A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).

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He is on a roll tonight.

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A training match for a fighting dog.

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(paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.

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That was a good roll.

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(paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized.

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She has a bombproof roll.

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To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.

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To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.

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To turn over and over.

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The child will roll on the floor.

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To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.

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To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

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To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.

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To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.

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To roll up the map for shipping.

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To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.

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The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.

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To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.

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This river will roll its waters to the ocean.

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To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.

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To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.

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To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.

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to roll a field;  to roll paste;  to roll steel rails.

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To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.

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The pastry rolls well.

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To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.

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To leave or begin a journey.

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I want to get there early; let's roll.

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To compete, especially with vigor.

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OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!

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To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.

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To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.

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To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.

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To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.

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I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that.

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To throw dice.

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To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.

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If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.

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To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.

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I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight.

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To generate a random number.

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(of a vessel) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.

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(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.

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To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.

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To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.

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The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.

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To betray secrets.

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He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.

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To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).

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(of a camera) To (cause to) film.

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It's time to roll the cameras.

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To slip past (a defender) with the ball.

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To have a rolling aspect.

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the hills rolled on

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To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.

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The years roll on.

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To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.

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To move and cause an effect on someone

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To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.

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The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed.

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To utter with an alveolar trill.

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Many languages roll their r's.

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To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).

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The kids rolled the principal's house and yard.

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To create a customized version of.

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To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.

I caught Quinn roll his eyes.

His roll rolled on.

He grunted and dodged, giving her time to roll out from under him.

A glance at her phone made her roll her eyes.

She was about to roll over and check Gabriel's hands when she recalled he always wore gloves.

You're on a roll.

The car came to a halt and then started to roll forward.

Damian said he'd need to buy a wheelbarrow to roll her around in soon, and she tore him to shreds.

Rhyn felt Hell's and Sasha's power roll over him like a boulder in a river.

Assuming the wheels to roll along the rail without slipping, this couple will be equivalent to the couple formed by the equal opposite and parallel forces, F 1 acting in the direction shown, from the axle-box on to the frame, and F 1 =µ0, acting along the rail.

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But let judgment roll down like waters and justice like a perennial brook."

When asleep they roll themselves into a ball, as shown in the figure.

Roll each diaper and secure it with a rubber band or baby hair tie.

The best sheet formed the first or outside sheet of the roll, and the others were joined on in order of quality, so that the worst sheets were in the centre of the roll.

Besides, in case of the entire roll not being filled with the text, the unused and inferior sheets at the end could be better spared, and so might be cut off.

The first sheet of a roll was named the last, Under the Romans, the former bore the name of the comes largitionum, who had control of the manufacture, with the date and name of place.

The reasons for believing that this roll was substantially identical with the book of Deuteronomy were already appreciated by Jerome, Chrysostom, Theodoret and others,' and a careful examination shows that the character of the reformation which followed agrees in all its essential features with the prescriptions and exhortations of that book.

The allies, aware of the gradual strengthening of their enemy's forces but themselves as yet unable to put more than 200,000 in the field, had left a small corps of observation opposite Magdeburg and along the Elbe to give timely notice of an advance towards Berlin; and with the bulk of their forces had taken up a position about Dresden, whence they had determined to march down the course of the Elbe and roll up the French from right to left.

On an account roll of Framlingham Castle of 1324 there is an entry of "rent received from the borough," also of "rent from those living outside the borough," and in all probability burghal rights had existed at a much earlier date, when the town had grown into some importance under the shelter of the castle.

In the account roll above mentioned reference is made to a fair and a market, but no early grant of either is to be found.

The town is first called a borough in the pipe roll of 2 Henry II., when an aid of 20S.

A mayor is mentioned in the court roll of 1386-1387, and a charter from Henry VII.

Exemption from the scope of these provisions may be granted by the governor-general and under such exemption a few Kaffirs are on the roll of electors.

The helm bar is a roll of cloud that forms in front of it, to leeward.

For roll, twist of pigtail tobacco the raw material is damped or sauced as in the case of cut tobacco.

The interior of the roll consists of small and broken leaf of various kinds, called Roll " fillers "; and this is enclosed within an external Tobacco.

Both cake and roll tobacco are equally used for smoking and chewing; for the latter purpose the cake is frequently sweetened with liquorice, and sold as honey-dew or sweet cavendish.

In other machines a roll of narrow paper, in width equal to the circumference of the cigarette, is converted into a long tube, filled with tobacco, and automatically cut off into proper lengths.

Wingless females of many tropical species present a close superficial resemblance to woodlice; and one interesting apterous form known as Pseudoglomeris, from the East Indies, is able to roll up like a millipede.

It is impossible to say how much reliance may be placed on these figures, but from the 18th century, when the name of every subject had to be inscribed on the roll of a temple as a measure against his adoption of Christianity, a tolerably trustworthy census could always be taken.

Kingsbridge (Kyngysbrygge) was formerly included in the manor of Churchstow, the first trace of its separate existence being found in the Hundred Roll of 1276, which records that in the manor of Churchstow there is a new borough, which has a Friday market and a separate assize of bread and ale.

The fighting men of the defenders are variously recorded between 6100 and 9121; the roll comprises one English knight, Oliver Starkey.

He fought a brave fight, checked von Spee in his onward career, and he and his men take their place in the great roll of naval heroes.

Writing to Vettori in 1513, he had expressed his eager wish to "roll stones" in their service; and this desire was now gratified.

In the next chapter (v.) the seer has a vision of a roll in the hand of Him that sat on the throne which none could open or look upon, till the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the mighty one with seven horns.

The gear operating the paper roll is driven from the axle of an inde pendent wheel which is let down into contact with the rail when required This wheel serves also to measure the distance travelled.

The upper die was then placed on the blank, and kept in position by means of a holder round which was placed a roll of lead to protect the hand of the operator while heavy blows were struck with a hammer.

The power is usually transmitted through toothed wheels, each roll being driven independently in some cases, while sometimes power is applied to the lower roll only, the upper roll being coupled to it.

This document described the queen as Alexandrina Victoria, and all the peers who subscribed the roll in the House of Lords on the 10th of June swore allegiance to her under those names.

It was not till tie following day that the sovereign's style was altered to Victoria simply, and this necessitated the issuing of a new declaration and a re-signing of the peers' roll.

Further, it was announced in the Gazette that his Majesty had expunged Sackville's name from the roll of the Privy Council.

Further, the Megillath Ta'anith (" roll of fasts "), an old source with a collection of miscellaneous legends, &c.; Megillath Antiokhos, on the martyrdom under Hadrian; Seder`Olam Rabbah, on biblical history from Adam to the rebellion of Bar Kokba (Barcocheba); the " Book of Jashar "; the Chronicle of Jerahmeel," &c. Liturgical Midrash is illustrated by the Haggada shel Pesah, part of the ritual recited at the domestic service of the first two Passover evenings.

Caesar must have seen that the Germans were preparing to dispute with Rome the mastery of Gaul; but it was necessary to gain time, and in 59 B.C. Ariovistus was inscribed on the roll of the friends of the Roman people.

The roll of states is called alphabetically, and each state, as reached in the roll, is entitled to present a candidate.

If, however, no one obtains the requisite majority, the roll is again called until some one competitor secures the requisite number of votes.

It is also applied to the official list of matriculated students in a university, and to the roll in which a bishop inscribes the names of his clergy.

The cathedral possesses a fine Exultet roll.

Sir Alan Plokenet, Sir Ralph Daubeney and Sir Philip Daubeney are entered as bannerets on the roll of the garrison of Caermarthen Castle in 1282, and the roll of Carlaverock records the names and arms of eighty-five bannerets who accompanied Edward I.

The night was overcast, with a light wind from the N.E., and a thick column of smoke soon began to roll down the coast, hiding everything.