1. (noun)
axial rotation, axial motion, roll
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis Synonyms: rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, roll, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun
2. (noun)
roll, roster
- a list of names
3. (noun)
roller, roll, rolling wave
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
4. (noun)
roll
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
5. (noun)
coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
6. (noun)
bankroll, roll
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
7. (noun)
bun, roll
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
8. (noun)
peal, pealing, roll, rolling
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
9. (noun)
paradiddle, roll, drum roll
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
10. (noun)
scroll, roll
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
11. (noun)
roll
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
12. (noun)
cast, roll
- the act of throwing dice
13. (noun)
roll
- walking with a swaying gait
14. (noun)
roll
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
15. (noun)
roll, bowl
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
16. (verb)
roll, turn over
- move by turning over or rotating Synonyms: turn, vagabond, consider, wind, ramble, dig, debate, flip, wrap, pass on, seethe, stray, rove, reach, wave, roll, twine, cast, flap, tump over, moot, wander, hustle, give, deliberate, cut into, overturn, bowl over, revolve, delve, pass, pluck, tip over, roll up, swan, roll out, upset, tramp, flip over, turn over, undulate, wheel, drift, knock over, roam, hand, range
17. (verb)
wheel, roll
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle Synonyms: wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, stray, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wheel, wind, roll, flap, swan, wander, cycle, wheel around, drift, roll out, seethe, pedal, undulate, twine, tramp, bicycle, roam, vagabond, roll up, bike
22. (verb)
roll
- begin operating or running Synonyms: wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate
23. (verb)
roll
- shape by rolling Synonyms: wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate
24. (verb)
roll
- execute a roll, in tumbling
25. (verb)
hustle, pluck, roll
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity Synonyms: roll, vagabond, hook, wind, ramble, cull, wrap, range, rob, pick, stray, rove, wave, pluck, deplumate, twine, surcharge, soak, overcharge, pull off, cast, flap, pull, wander, gazump, hustle, plunk, plume, bustle about, revolve, roll up, swan, deplume, roll out, pick off, tramp, turn over, bustle, undulate, tear, drift, tweak, seethe, displume, fleece, roam, wheel
26. (verb)
roll, undulate, flap, wave
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion Synonyms: vagabond, wind, ramble, pother, wrap, seethe, beat, stray, rove, wave, roll, twine, cast, flap, beckon, ruffle, wander, riffle, hustle, cockle, brandish, pluck, revolve, roll up, swan, roll out, tramp, turn over, flourish, dither, undulate, ripple, drift, curl, roam, wheel, range
27. (verb)
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
28. (verb)
roll
- move, rock, or sway from side to side Synonyms: wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate
29. (verb)
roll, revolve
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
30. (verb)
roll
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ Synonyms: wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate
32. (verb)
roll
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder Synonyms: wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate
33. (verb)
roll, roll up
- show certain properties when being rolled Synonyms: pile up, vagabond, wind, ramble, bundle up, furl, wrap, seethe, amass, stray, rove, wave, bundle, roll, twine, cast, flap, accumulate, wander, compile, wrap up, hoard, pluck, revolve, roll up, swan, roll out, tramp, turn over, undulate, drift, hustle, collect, roam, wheel, range
Synonyms of 'roll'
