What does roller mean?
Definitions for roller
ˈroʊ lərroller
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Princeton's WordNet
roller(noun)
a grounder that rolls along the infield
roller, roll, rolling wave(noun)
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
roller(noun)
a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
roller(noun)
a cylinder that revolves
curler, hair curler, roller, crimper(noun)
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"
roller(noun)
Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon(noun)
pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
Wiktionary
roller(Noun)
anything that rolls
roller(Noun)
any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure
roller(Noun)
a heavy rolling device used to flatten the surface of the pitch
roller(Noun)
a large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast
roller(Noun)
a cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink
roller(Noun)
an agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth
roller(Noun)
a bread or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (cf. Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon, English Short Faced Tumbler, English Long Faced Tumbler)
roller(Noun)
any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks
roller(Noun)
(also written Roller) a car made by Rolls-Royce
roller(Noun)
the police (old blues slang)
roller(Noun)
a padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting
roller(Noun)
A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits.
Roller(ProperNoun)
A Rolls-Royce car
Webster Dictionary
Roller(noun)
one who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
a bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
one of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
a long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
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
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
a long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
a small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
aNy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
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
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Roller(noun)
any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Freebase
Roller
The rollers are an Old World family, Coraciidae, of near passerine birds. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. Rollers resemble crows in size and build, and share the colourful appearance of kingfishers and bee-eaters, blues and pinkish or cinnamon browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but not the outer one. They are mainly insect eaters, with Eurystomus species taking their prey on the wing, and those of the genus Coracias diving from a perch to catch food items from on the ground, like giant shrikes. Although living rollers are birds of warm climates in the Old World, fossil records show that rollers were present in North America during the Eocene. They are monogamous and nest in an unlined hole in a tree or in masonry, and lay 2–4 eggs in the tropics, 3–6 at higher latitudes. The eggs, which are white, hatch after 17–20 days, and the young remain in the nest for approximately another 30 days.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
roller
A mighty oceanic swell said to precurse the northers of the Atlantic, and felt in great violence at Tristan d'Acunha, where H.M.S. Lily foundered with all hands in consequence, and several vessels at St. Helena have been driven from their anchors and wrecked. These waves roll in from the north, and do not break till they reach soundings, when they evince terrific power, rising from 5 to 15 feet above the usual level of the waters. A connection with volcanoes has been suggested as a cause.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of roller in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of roller in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of roller in a Sentence
It's been kind of an emotional roller coaster, we've lost pretty much all of our income in the last three months.
It's been this crazy roller coaster, there are are really low lows and really high highs.
I think we're near the top of the roller coaster again. All of the things that made the market go wild in January are still up in the air.
There's always roller coaster rides, but when you feel like you're on the very end of that roller coaster ride and you're so close to it and then it's pulled out from underneath you again, it's hard.
It feels like a roller coaster, when I'm inside the wheel, when they announce me and my act starts, I forget everything.
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- أسطوانةArabic
- чIобChechen
- Tümmlertaube, Roller, Werfer, Rollertaube, Orientalischer Roller, Ostpreußischer Werfer, Racke, Tümmler, Orientalische RollertaubeGerman
- rodillo, carracaSpanish
- rulla, tela, pyörittäjä, lopputekstit, jyrä, Rolls, maininki, vikellysvyö, sininärhiFinnish
- rollier, rouleauFrench
- csörgőmadár, szalakótaHungarian
- rúllaIcelandic
- cavalloneItalian
- cylindroLatin
- gáagii naashchʼąąʼígííNavajo, Navaho
- сизоворо́нка, буру́н, ро́лик, вал, колёсико, ва́лик, ту́рманRussian
- zlatovranaSerbo-Croatian
- rollerSwedish
- korakül, hikorakül, jikorakül, korak, jikorak, hikorakVolapük
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