Word Finder - rolls

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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.

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That which is rolled up.

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a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.

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A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.

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An official or public document; a register; a record

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A catalogue or list

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A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.

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a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon

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A cylindrical twist of tobacco.

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A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.

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Part; office; duty; rôle.

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A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.

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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.