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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Squirted :: Squirrel (v. i.) One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
Deify :: Deify (v. t.) To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Caesar was deified..
Gimbals :: Gimbals (n.) A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, ship's compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain plumb, or level, when its support is tipped, as by the rolling of a ship. It consists of a ring in which the body can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring, while the ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn about a diameter at right angles to the first..
Cigar :: Cigar (n.) A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking..
Windrow :: Windrow (n.) A row or line of hay raked together for the purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps.
Surge :: Surge (v. i.) To swell; to rise hifg and roll.
Scyphus :: Scyphus (n.) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers..
Corollaries :: Corollaries (pl. ) of Corollar.
Rolling :: Rolling (a.) Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball..
Registry :: Registry (n.) The act of recording or writing in a register; enrollment; registration.
Convolution :: Convolution (n.) The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion..
Keel :: Keel (n.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina..
Governable :: Governable (a.) Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient..
Tommy :: Tommy (n.) Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance..
Corolla :: Corolla (n.) The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom..
Card :: Card (n.) A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
Quinquefid :: Quinquefid (a.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla..
Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking..
Trolley :: Trolley (n.) Alt. of Troll.
Ductor :: Ductor (n.) A contrivance for removing superfluous ink or coloring matter from a roller. See Doctor, 4..
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