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 Definitions of roller  [ˈroʊ lər]  

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Definition of 'roller' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) roller
one that rolls.

2.  roller
a cylinder, wheel, or caster on which something is rolled along.

3.  roller
a cylinder revolving on a fixed axis, esp. to aid the movement of something passed over or around it.

4.  roller
a cylinder on which something is rolled up:
the roller of a window shade.

5.  roller
a hollow cylinder on which hair is rolled up for setting.

6.  roller
a cylinder for spreading, crushing, or flattening something.

7.  roller
a long, swelling wave.

8. (n.) roller
any of various medium-sized, often brightly colored Old World birds of the family Coraciidae, that tumble or roll over during display flights.

Etymology:  (1655–65; < G Roller, der. of rollen to roll)

Definition of 'roller' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) roller
a grounder that rolls along the infield

2. (noun) roller, roll, rolling wave
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

3. (noun) roller
a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)

4. (noun) roller
a cylinder that revolves

5. (noun) curler, hair curler, roller, crimper
a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
"a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"

6. (noun) roller
Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers

7. (noun) roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon
pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground


Definition of 'roller' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) roller
one who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts

2. (noun) roller
a bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery

3. (noun) roller
one of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather

4. (noun) roller
a long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel

5. (noun) roller
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

6. (noun) roller
a long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man

7. (noun) roller
a small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc

8. (noun) roller
aNy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix

9. (noun) roller
any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight

10. (noun) roller
any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae


Translation of 'roller' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc
a garden roller; a road-roller.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: roller Arabic flag Arabic: مِدْحَلَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: валяк
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cilindro Czech flag Czech: válec German flag German: die Walze
Danish flag Danish: tromle; -tromle Greek flag Greek: κύλινδρος, οδοστρωτήρας Spanish flag Spanish: rodillo
Estonian flag Estonian: rull Farsi flag Farsi: مهر غلتان؛ غلتک Finnish flag Finnish: jyrä, rulla
French flag French: rouleau Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַכבֵּש, מַעֲגִילָה Hindi flag Hindi: बेलन
Croatian flag Croatian: valjak Hungarian flag Hungarian: henger Indonesian flag Indonesian: penggilas
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kefli, valtari Italian flag Italian: rullo; compressore Japanese flag Japanese: ローラー
Korean flag Korean: 롤러(땅고르는 기계, 밀방망이, 밀대, 페인트 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: volas, velenas Latvian flag Latvian: veltnis; rullis
Malay flag Malay: penggelek Dutch flag Dutch: wals Norwegian flag Norwegian: valse, trommel
Polish flag Polish: walec Persian flag Persian: مهر غلتان؛ غلتک Pashto flag Pashto: لنګر
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cilindro Romanian flag Romanian: a se scurge Russian flag Russian: каток
Slovak flag Slovak: valec Slovenian flag Slovenian: valjar Serbian flag Serbian: valjak
Swedish flag Swedish: rulle, vals, vält, kavel Thai flag Thai: ลูกกลิ้ง Turkish flag Turkish: silindir
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 滾軋機 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: коток Urdu flag Urdu: رولنے والا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: con lăn Chinese flag Chinese: 滚轧机

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