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(noun) bowl
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
(noun) cast
the act of throwing dice
(noun) scroll
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
(noun) roster
a list of names
his name was struck off the rolls
(noun) roller, rolling wave
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
(noun) paradiddle, drum roll
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
(noun) axial motion, axial rotation
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
wheels in axial rotation
(noun) bun
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
(noun) bankroll
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag
(noun) curl, curlicue, coil, gyre, whorl, ringlet, scroll
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
(verb) roll up
show certain properties when being rolled
The carpet rolls unevenly; dried-out tobacco rolls badly
(verb) seethe
boil vigorously
The liquid was seething; The water rolled
(verb) roll out
flatten or spread with a roller
roll out the paper
arrange or or coil around
roll your hair around your finger; Twine the thread around the spool; She wrapped her arms around the child
(verb) turn over
move by turning over or rotating
The child rolled down the hill; turn over on your left side
(verb) revolve
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
She rolled the ball; They rolled their eyes at his words
(verb) tramp, swan, stray, drift, cast, roam, ramble, range, vagabond, wander, rove
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The gypsies roamed the woods; roving vagabonds; the wandering Jew; The cattle roam across the prairie; the laborers drift from one town to the next; They rolled from town to town
(verb) wheel
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
The curtains undulated; the waves rolled towards the beach
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
(verb) undulate
occur in soft rounded shapes
The hills rolled past