Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

• “he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag”

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

anything rolled up in cylindrical form

the act of throwing dice

walking with a swaying gait

a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

flatten or spread with a roller

• “roll out the paper”

emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

• “The thunder rolled”
• “rolling drums”

arrange or or coil around

• “roll your hair around your finger”
• “Twine the thread around the spool”
• “She wrapped her arms around the child”

begin operating or running

• “The cameras were rolling”
• “The presses are already rolling”

shape by rolling

• “roll a cigarette”

execute a roll, in tumbling

• “The gymnasts rolled and jumped”

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• “The curtains undulated”
• “the waves rolled towards the beach”

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”

move, rock, or sway from side to side

• “The ship rolled on the heavy seas”

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”

pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

• “She rolls her r's”

boil vigorously

• “The liquid was seething”
• “The water rolled”

take the shape of a roll or cylinder

• “the carpet rolled out”
• “Yarn rolls well”

show certain properties when being rolled

• “The carpet rolls unevenly”
• “dried-out tobacco rolls badly”