Definition of roll- in English English dictionary
- 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"
- Rotation of HST along the V1 axis
- 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"
- A side-to-side motion of the boat, usually caused by waves
- show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
- This code, when yes, allows us to pick up settings from a previous term This is typically used for independent studies, and it saves us a lot of time when we set the Time Schedule
- 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"
- Rotation of a unit about the Y axis
- The rotational position of the drill head as it relates to a clock face Twelve OClock refers to the slanted face of the drill head when it faces straight up ROTARY SHOULDERED CONNECTION At threaded connections used on drill stem components characterized by course, tapered threads and make-up shoulders SAVER SUB A sub that screws onto a high-cost drill stem component Repeated make-breaks are made on the saver sub, protecting the threads on the high-cost component from damage SEA (SPECIAL END AREA) See magnetic particle SHEAR WAVE Employs a pulsed beam of high frequency sound which is transmitted into the part being inspected and reflected back by discontinuities in the material SHOULDER On a rotary shouldered connection, the parts of pin and box that abruptly stop further thread engagement when the connections is made up (screwed together)
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
- A listing of all assessed property within the county It identifies property, the owner, and the assessed value of the property
- to move on the starting blocks prior to the starting signal A roll is usually caught by the starter and called a false start, but swimmers will often try to guess the starter's cadence and get a good start Similar to illegal procedure in football
- "The motion of a ship about its horizontal fore-and-aft axis more simply tilting from side to side " (Uden & Cooper)
- begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
- 1 A list of those present 2 The side to side motion of a ship
- shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- a percussion technique usually used on the snare drum, a rapid succession of beats
- flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
- occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"
- Sway of the ship from side to side
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
- the act of throwing dice
- 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"
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- the tilting of an aircraft from side to side which can be controlled by means of the wing flaps
- The rotation of a car's body about a longitudinal axis Also less accurately called "sway" or "lean," it occurs in corners because the car's center of gravity is almost always higher than the axis about which it rotates
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
- A description of the rolling or banking movement of an aircraft to the left or right The wing ailerons control roll
- A series of rapid drum beats, played so fast that they seem to merge into one continuous sound
- To roll pastry or dough, sprinkle your counter and rolling pin with a little flour to prevent sticking Put a ball of dough on the floured surface Gently press down and away with the rolling pin Continue back and forth, changing direction each time so that the dough forms a circle Add more flour if the dough starts to stick to the rolling pin or counter Stop when dough is the right thickness
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
- On percussion instruments, a sticking technique consisting of a rapid succession of notes
- boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
- wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
- a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- one of the three axes of motion for an airplane; roll refers to the left and right movement of the fuselage and raises the wings of the airplane up or down
- The alternating motion of a boat, leaning alternately to port and starboard; the motion of a boat about its fore-and-aft axis
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- A rider approaches the wake and rolls the board around and over his head
- Rotation of an aircraft about the longitudinal axis to cause a wing-up or wing-down attitude
- walking with a rolling gait
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- The self rescue method devised by the Arctic people (who would have rapidly died had they tried to swim in their freezing waters) The roll relies on body movement for success, not the sweep of the paddle There are many variations
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- Rotation about the axis of motion; see also yaw and pitch
- move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on
- Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on
- A type of corset which is rolled on to the body
We've had the Dior padded hips and bosoms, bustles for big bums, roll-ons for flat bums, and who remembers Sabrina in the 50s? She had to be hour-glass shape.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on
- A cosmetic product (especially a deodorant) applied by means of a ball at the head of a container, which rolls the product on to the skin etc
I never minded aerosols. But in the interests of the environment, I changed to roll-ons.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on <span class="word-self">rollspan>-off
- A form of marine vessel which allows wheeled vehicles to be driven on and off
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-top
- having a top that rolls away when not needed
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-top desk
- A desk having a flexible top, made of parallel slats, that rolls away when not needed
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-top desks
- plural form of roll-top desk
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-dog
- A good or best friend
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-formed
- (Metal İşleme) Formed by roll-forming
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-forming
- (Metal İşleme) Roll-forming cold forming of metal by repeated passing between rollers
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-forming
- Cold forming of metal by repeated passing between rollers
- <span class="word-self">Rollspan>-on <span class="word-self">Rollspan>-off
- {i} roro, system of loading and discharging a ship where the cargo is driven on and off using a ramp
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-call
- the act of reading out an official list of names to check who is there
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-neck
- A roll-neck sweater or a roll-necked sweater is a sweater with a high neck than can be rolled over
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-neck
- A roll-neck is a roll-neck sweater
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-off
- The rate at which a filter attenuates a signal once it has passed the filter cut-off point
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-off
- Another term for cut As in "roll off a couple of dBs below 100Hz" Back
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-off
- Roll-off is a relative comparison of the rate at which the attenuation increases at the edges of the passband
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-off
- the attenuation that occurs at the lower or upper frequency range of a driver, network, or system The roll-off frequency is usually defined as the frequency where response is reduced by -3 dB
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on
- a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on
- a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on
- A roll-on is a deodorant or cosmetic that you apply to your body using a container with a ball which turns round in the neck of the container. I use unperfumed roll-on deodorant. a bottle which contains liquid that you rub under your arms in order to stop your sweat from smelling unpleasant
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on
- a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on deodorant
- ball deodorant, bottled material that can be rolled onto the armpit to prevent sweating and body odor
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on <span class="word-self">rollspan>-off
- A roll-on roll-off ship is designed so that cars and lorries can drive on at one end before the ship sails, and then drive off at the other end after the journey. roll-on roll-off ferries. a roll-on roll-off ship is one that vehicles can drive straight on and off
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-on <span class="word-self">rollspan>-off
- a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-out
- a surreptitious technique of rolling out the contents of a letter without opening it It can be done with two knitting needles or a split chopstick
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-out
- an occasion when a new product is made available for people to buy or use = launch
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-out
- The activities which deliver, install and commission an integrated set of new or changed CIs across logical or physical parts of an organisation
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-out
- To make offers to the remaining portion of a list (house or rented), after successfully testing a portion of that list
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-out
- the process of training users on the new system and ensuring they have access to the system from their local workstations
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-over
- A trading procedure involving the shift of one month of a straddle into another future month while holding the other contract month The shift can take place in either the long or short straddle month The term also applies to lifting a near futures position and re-establishing it in a more deferred delivery month
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-over
- The procedure of repeated investment of the proceeds of short-term securities upon maturity back in the same investment vehicle
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-over
- A special straddle trading procedure involving the shift of one month of a straddle into another futures month while holding the other contract month The shift can take place in either the long or short straddle month
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-over
- The process of lifting a futures or options position and re-establishing it in a more deferred delivery month
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-top desk
- A roll-top desk is a desk which has a wooden cover which can be pulled down over the writing surface when the desk is not being used
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-up
- The combining of several partnerships where partnership units are exchanged for a security of the new entity
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-up
- this control collapses and expands any child controls associated with it The 'Main', 'Browse', 'Filter', and 'Preset Insert Parameters', controls on the main dialog are Roll-ups In this screen shot the 'Browse' roll-up is expanded -
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-up
- A roll-up is a cigarette that someone makes for themselves, using tobacco and cigarette papers. a cigarette that you make yourself
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-up
- (See Compression)
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-up
- A transaction where several individual companies are combined to create a larger entity To date, roll-ups in the Document Management Industry have been notoriously unsuccessful
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>-up
- This is an IPO of independent companies in the same industry that merge into a single company at the time of the offering Mostly used in fragmented industries, the approach has been applied to equipment rental firms, floral distributors, office products distributors, travel agencies, temporary staffing organizations, dental practices and car dealerships The financier most associated with the concept is Jay Ledecky, who took public US Office Products, US Floral Products and Consolidated Capital, which invests in roll-ups
- A <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The primary footage for non-narrative or interview based film, and usually refers to talking heads or footage that directly relates to the moment
- Cali <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A California roll
- Easter egg <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- a competition in which an egg is pushed along a lawn
- Eskimo <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The act of turning one's kayak from an upright position, laterally 360 degrees (going underwater and coming back up) while still moving forward
Did you see that instructor do an Eskimo roll in this freezing water?.
- Eskimo <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The act of rolling under one's surfboard to dive through a wave, when heading out from shore
- Goldman <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The 5-business day period (the 5th through 9th business day of the month proceeding the futures expiration month) when the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index is rolled forward (in 20% increments) into the next futures expiration month
Cattle futures settled lower as funds transferred some of their August long positions into October cattle futures on this day three of the five days of the Goldman Roll.
- Kaiser <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A typically crusty round bread roll supposedly invented in Vienna, made from flour, barm, malt, water, and salt, and whose characteristic feature is a five-spoked propeller- or pinwheel-like star on its obverse
Calvin: Help! A bee! A bee! Run for your life!Hobbes! Did you see it?? It was the biggest bee in the world! It was the size of a Kaiser roll! It must’ve weighed 70 pounds!.
- Parker House <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A bread roll made by flattening the centre of a ball of dough so that it becomes an oval shape and then folding the oval in half
- Swiss <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling
- Vienna <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Kaiser roll
- anti-<span class="word-self">rollspan> bar
- An anti-sway bar
- anti-<span class="word-self">rollspan> bar
- A bar that is stressed to reduce roll (leaning to one side) in a car body during cornering
- anti-<span class="word-self">rollspan> bars
- plural form of anti-roll bar
- arctic <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- : A British dessert like a jelly roll, but with ice cream instead of jelly. The term is unknown in America
- backwards <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A movement in which one's body is rolled backwards, by crouching on the ground and lifting one's legs complete over one's head and lifting the head at the end
- banner <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A small square flag containing a single escutcheon of the deceased
- barrel <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder
- barrel <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A movement (usually during a car crash) where a car flips on its roof, than falls back on its wheels after doing at least one full 360° horizontal rotation
- bog <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- toilet paper
This week on The Amazing Prize Giveaway Show, the grand prize is 10,000 rolls of bog roll!.
- bog <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- a roll of toilet paper
- bread <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A small round piece of bread
- bulkie <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A soft round sandwich roll
Give me a ham and cheese sandwich on a bulkie roll.
- bum <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A crescent-shaped pad worn under skirts to accentuate 16th and 17th century ladies' hips, thereby making their waists appear smaller
- chin <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A juggling maneuver where the object (usually a club) is placed and balanced on the chin and allowed to fall into the opposite hand
- cinnamon <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar
- crescent <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- a croissant
- drum <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmical over short intervals
- egg <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- In many Asian countries and among their emigrants, an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry, with typically yellowish, flaky crust often eaten as a sweet snack or dessert
- egg <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it
- egg-<span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Attributive form of egg roll, noun
- electoral <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- an electoral register
- forward <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head
- forwards <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Alternative form of forward roll
- go for a <span class="word-self">rollspan> in the hay
- To have sex
Don't disturb them. They're in there going for a roll in the hay, I think.
- head <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A juggling maneuver where the object (usually a club) is rolled over the top of the head into the other hand
- heads will <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- some people will be fired for incompetence
If this project isn't completed on time, heads will roll.
- honor <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A list of high achieving students at a university or college
- honour <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A list of high achieving students at a university or college
- jelly <span class="word-self">rollspan> pan
- A wide, flat pan similar to a cookie sheet but with deeper sides
- jelly <span class="word-self">rollspan> pans
- plural form of jelly roll pan
- knee <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- the thick part of a batsman's pads that protects the knee
- let the good times <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed
- let's <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Used to suggest that an action should begin
- loo <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- toilet paper
We need to buy more loo roll, we've run out.
- manorial <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The record, kept by a manorial court, of the property held by tenants and the rent paid; physically a continuous roll of parchment documents stitched together
- muster <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- An official list of the officers and men in a military (or naval) unit
- nut <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A pastry of yeast bread with one or more fillings, found in the United States and in Central European cuisines
- on a <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Having a streak of good luck or good progress or success
He was on a roll with the answers that day and didn't want to stop.
- party sausage <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A small sausage roll intended as a party snack
- piano <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A perforated roll of paper containing encoded music to be played by a pianola or player piano
- pick and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- an offensive play in which a player stops to block a defender for a teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the defender to accept a pass
- press <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A type of heavy roller, especially as used in papermaking
- press <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A type of drumroll whereby the drumsticks are pressed against the skin of the drum
I really went for Ray's press roll on the drums; he was the first fay boy I ever heard who mastered this vital foundation of jazz music.
- printing <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- In gravure printing, a cylinder which is itself the printing form
- printing <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- In offset printing and flexography, a cylinder carrying the printing form
- rag-<span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To use rag-rolling to create a decorative finish
- rock 'n' <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Alternative spelling of rock and roll
- rock and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To have sex
- rock and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To play [[#Noun|rock and roll]] music
- rock and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Style of music characterized by a basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, drums, and vocals (generally with bass guitar). Generally used to refer to the 1950’s rock, and rock of its style, quite close to swing
- rock and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Style of vigorous dancing associated with this 1950’s music
- rock and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- dole
- rock and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music (generally from the 1970s–1980s), and heavy metal bearing certain elements of this music, pertaining to unbridled enthusiasm, cynical regard for certain Christian and authoritarian bodies, and attitudes befitting some degree of youthful debauchery. This meaning is sometimes used as an exclamation, in describing traits of certain people, and so on
- rock and <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To start, commence, begin, get moving
Does everyone know what car they're going in? Then let's rock and roll!.
- rock-and-<span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Alternative spelling of rock and roll
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; often with up
to roll up the map for shipping.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To leave or begin a journey
I want to get there early, let's roll.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To create a new character in a role-playing game
I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Specifically, a document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The act of rolling, or state of being rolled
Look at the roll of waves.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To compete, especially with vigor
OK guys, we're only down by 2 points, let's roll!.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To be under the influence of MDMA a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy
So the quesion is When you are rolling what gets you in that “ecstasy” state more: hard pounding energetic music or smoother and gentler music? Personally for me its gentler music because when I’m rolling my mind can’t really keep up with all the hard pounding intriquet sounds . . .
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To act
Let's roll!.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To tumble in gymnastics
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out
to roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To throw dice
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Part; office; duty; rôle
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- 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
The gentleman aimed the ball once or twice and then threw it up the strand towards Cissy Caffrey but it rolled down the slope and stopped right under Gerty's skirt near the little pool by the rock.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice
Whoever gets the highest roll moves first.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- the rotation angle about the longitudinal axis
Calculate the roll of that aircraft.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To generate a random number
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Specifically, a quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over
to roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Specifically, one of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To turn over and over
The child will roll on the floor.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution
The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation
This is how we roll in Spring Valley, one teen reportedly boasted.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Specifically, a heavy cylinder used to break clods
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel rotates on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- 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
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A heavy, reverberatory sound
Hear the roll of thunder.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To betray secrets
He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- A measure of parchments, containing five dozen
Parchement is sold by the dozen, and by the roll of five dozens.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Specifically, A cylindrical twist of tobacco
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To have a rolling aspect
the hills rolled on.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To beat up
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling
This river will roll its waters to the ocean.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- when a nautical vessel rotates on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To turn over in one's mind; to revolve
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total
With two dice, you're more likely to roll seven than ten.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers
to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon
- <span class="word-self">rollspan>
- That which rolls; a roller
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> back
- To retreat
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> back
- To postpone
NASA will roll back the shuttle launch due to bad weather.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> back
- To return to a prior state
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> back the years
- To produce a sense of nostalgia
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> cage
- A set of steel or similar bars used in a racing car designed to protect the driver (or driver and co-driver) if the car rolls over or in involved in some kind of crash. (The roof of an ordinary car is not normally strong enough to survive the car rolling.)
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> cages
- plural form of roll cage
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> call
- the time of day fixed for such an event
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> call
- such an event in a legislative body in order to determine if a quorum exists
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> call
- the reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> in the aisle
- Alternative form of roll in the aisles
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> in the aisles
- To laugh uproariously
A comedy that this site has been championing since we first got a whiff of it earlier in the year, the film is every bit as politically incorrect as we'd been led to believe, and has many members of the raucous Scottish audience rolling in the aisles.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> in wealth
- to be very rich
Don't be a fool! You know if he marries her she'll roll in wealth, said Korableva.
- <span class="word-self">rollspan> mill
- a series of rollers, operating at different speeds, used to grind paint etc or to mill flour