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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Machine :: Machine (n.) A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends..
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar..
Enlist :: Enlist (v. i.) To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled..
Unroll :: Unroll (v. t.) To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner..
Volutation :: Volutation (n.) A rolling of a body; a wallowing.
Corollate :: Corollate (a.) Alt. of Corollate.
Roll :: Roll (n.) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon..
Lister :: Lister (n.) One who makes a list or roll.
Enrolled :: Enrolled (imp. & p. p.) of Enrol.
Petunia :: Petunia (n.) A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, Petunia violacera, with reddish purple flowers, and P. nyctaginiflora, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas..
Corollated :: Corollated (a.) Having a corolla or corollas; like a corolla.
Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..
Swathe :: Swathe (n.) To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers..
Sisyphus :: Sisyphus (n.) A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant..
Inserted :: Inserted (a.) Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the parts of the flower; as, the calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted upon the receptacle..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering..
Tube :: Tube (n.) The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla..
Scroll :: Scroll (n.) A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
Chronograph :: Chronograph (n.) An instrument for measuring or recording intervals of time, upon a revolving drum or strip of paper moved by clockwork. The action of the stylus or pen is controlled by electricity..
Flower :: Flower (n.) That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla..
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