Definition of roll

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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..

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Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street..
Priest-ridden :: Priest-ridden (a.) Controlled or oppressed by priests; as, a priest-ridden people..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls..
Plumbago :: Plumbago (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort..
List :: List (v. t.) To enroll; to place or register in a list.
Enwallow :: Enwallow (v. t.) To plunge into, or roll in, flith; to wallow..
Carolling :: Carolling () of Caro.
Swell :: Swell (n.) A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor..
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..
Beam :: Beam (n.) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam..
Roseworm :: Roseworm (n.) The larva of any one of several species of lepidopterous insects which feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially Cacaecia rosaceana, which rolls up the leaves for a nest, and devours both the leaves and buds..
Absolute :: Absolute (a.) Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch..
Enlist :: Enlist (v. i.) To enroll and bind one's self for military or naval service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men enlisted for the war..
Roll :: 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..
Skittles :: Skittles (v. t.) An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins..
Card :: Card (n.) A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
Welter :: Welter (v. i.) To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well..
Corollaries :: Corollaries (pl. ) of Corollar.
Trolled :: Trolled (imp. & p. p.) of Trol.
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