Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of roll is as below...

Roll :: Roll (v.) Part; office; duty; role.

Urcelate :: Urcelate (a.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla..

Rollic :: Rollic (v. i.) To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form rollicking..

Nectary :: Nectary (n.) That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not. See the Illustration of Nasturtium..

Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane..

Goggle :: Goggle (v. i.) To roll the eyes; to stare.

Mangle :: Mangle (n.) A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure..

Roller :: Roller (n.) A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them..

Induviae :: Induviae (n. pl.) Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time..

Hedgehog :: Hedgehog (n.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects..

Rolly-poly :: Rolly-poly (a.) Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and stout.

Bowl :: Bowl (v. t.) To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road..

Siderography :: Siderography (n.) The art or practice of steel engraving; especially, the process, invented by Perkins, of multiplying facsimiles of an engraved steel plate by first rolling over it, when hardened, a soft steel cylinder, and then rolling the cylinder, when hardened, over a soft steel plate, which thus becomes a facsimile of the original. The process has been superseded by electrotypy..

Proller :: Proller (n.) Prowler; thief.

Roller :: Roller (n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.

Roll :: Roll (n.) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels..

Cracker :: Cracker (n.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc.

Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..

Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street..

Prick :: Prick (v.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco..

Random Fonts

Most Popular