Definition of roll

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Roll (v. i.) To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about..

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Roll :: Roll (n.) 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; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel..
Dandy :: Dandy (n.) A dandy roller. See below.
Trowl :: Trowl (n.) See Troll.
Personate :: Personate (a.) Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon..
Trollop :: Trollop (n.) A stroller; a loiterer; esp., an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well..
Ligule :: Ligule (n.) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae.
Enroll :: Enroll (n.) To envelop; to inwrap; to involve.
Calender :: Calender (n.) To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc..
Tarsiatura :: Tarsiatura (n.) A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood..
Reel :: Reel (v. t.) To roll.
Bundle :: Bundle (n.) A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes..
Tarantism :: Tarantism (n.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music..
Tent :: Tent (n.) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges..
Curtail :: Curtail (n.) The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc..
Larget :: Larget (n.) A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet.
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle..
Roly-poly :: Roly-poly (n. & a.) Rolly-poly.
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side..
List :: List (n.) A roll or catalogue, that is row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate..
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