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roll - a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" |
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roster |
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list,
listing a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
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batting order,
card,
lineup (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
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death-roll a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster
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muster roll a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company
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church roll a list of the members of church
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rota a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
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waiting list a roster of those waiting to obtain something
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roll - anything rolled up in cylindrical form |
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cylinder a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
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bolt a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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rouleau a roll of coins wrapped in paper
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rouleau a roll of coins wrapped in paper
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roll - a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude |
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airplane maneuver,
flight maneuver a maneuver executed by an aircraft
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barrel roll a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
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snap roll a fast roll
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roll - the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) |
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bowl |
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actuation,
propulsion the act of propelling
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bowling the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
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roll - walking with a swaying gait |
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gait a person's manner of walking
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roll - photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light |
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film,
photographic film a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust"
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roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
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wander,
swan,
stray,
tramp,
roam,
cast,
ramble,
rove,
range,
drift,
vagabond |
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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maunder wander aimlessly
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gad,
gallivant,
jazz around wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
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drift,
err,
stray be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
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wander go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
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roll - move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" |
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turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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avalanche,
roll down gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
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roll over make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"
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rim roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"
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revolve,
roll turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
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roll - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" |
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undulate,
flap,
wave |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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luff flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
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roll - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" |
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revolve |
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roll,
turn over execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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transit cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
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roll - emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums" |
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go,
sound be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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roll - show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" |
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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roll - shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette" |
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form,
shape assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
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roll - execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped" |
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tumble do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
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roll - take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" |
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change form,
change shape,
deform assume a different shape or form
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roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's" |
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articulate,
enounce,
enunciate,
pronounce,
say,
sound out express or state clearly
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roll - begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" |
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function,
go,
operate,
run,
work perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
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roll - move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" |
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rock,
shake,
sway move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
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roll - occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" |
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undulate |