Definition of roller Roller
/ɹowˈlɚ/ - [rowler] - roll•er
We found 33 definitions of roller from 6 different sources.
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WordNet
NounPlural: rollers |
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| roller - a cylinder that revolves | ||
| cylinder a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air | ||
| roller blind a window shade that rolls up out of the way | ||
| garden roller heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns | ||
| paint roller a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint | ||
| platen the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike | ||
| sprocket thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain | ||
| roller - Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers | ||
| coraciiform bird chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes | ||
| coraciidae, family coraciidae rollers | ||
| coracias garrulus, european roller common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back | ||
| roller - a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) | ||
| wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | ||
| roller skate a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole | ||
| roller - pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground | ||
| tumbler, tumbler pigeon | ||
| domestic pigeon domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food | ||
| roller - a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore | ||
| roll, rolling wave | ||
| moving ridge, wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves" | ||
| roller - a grounder that rolls along the infield | ||
| roller - 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" | ||
| curler, hair curler, crimper | ||
| mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | ||
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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. - 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. - 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 (Noun)
One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- roller (n.)
One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts. - roller (n.)
A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery. - roller (n.)
One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather. - roller (n.)
A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel. - roller (n.)
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. - roller (n.)
A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man. - roller (n.)
A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. - roller (n.)
ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix. - roller (n.)
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. - roller (n.)
Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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roller
a cylindrical piece of timber, fixed either horizontally or perpendicularly above a ship’s deck, so as to revolve about an axis. It is used to prevent the cables, hausers, &c. from being chafed by the friction which their surfaces would otherwise encounter, from bearing against that part of the ship, where the roller is placed, whilst they are drawn into the ship, &c. by mechanical powers.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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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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🔤- roller, noun, singular of rollers.
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