Definition of roll

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Roll (v.) 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..

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Larget :: Larget (n.) A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet.
Walty :: Walty (a.) Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship..
Quoin :: Quoin (n.) To prevent casks from rolling.
Pell :: Pell (n.) A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
Comptroler :: Comptroler (n.) A controller; a public officer whose duty it is to examine certify accounts.
Skid :: Skid (n.) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling..
Turn :: Turn (n.) A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it began; a short walk; a stroll..
Corona :: Corona (n.) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil..
Tumbleweed :: Tumbleweed (n.) Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc..
Buhlwork :: Buhlwork (n.) Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc..
Induplicate :: Induplicate (a.) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.
Enrollment :: Enrollment (n.) The act of enrolling; registration.
Dichlamydeous :: Dichlamydeous (a.) Having two coverings, a calyx and in corolla..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline..
Flute :: Flute (n.) A long French breakfast roll.
Rowel :: Rowel (v. t.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse)..
Monochlamydeous :: Monochlamydeous (a.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx..
Ascendency :: Ascendency (n.) Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.
Ruling :: Ruling (a.) Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign..
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..
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