roll

1. Rotary motion of an object around its own axis (synset 107456219)
   "wheels in axial rotation"
   is a type of: gyration, revolution, rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
   subtypes: wallow - an indolent or clumsy rolling about
   same as: axial motion, axial rotation
2. A list of names (synset 106506991)
   "his name was struck off the rolls"
   is a type of: list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
   subtypes:

   • batting order, card, lineup - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
   • death-roll - a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster
   • muster roll - a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company
   • church roll - a list of the members of church
   • rota - a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
   • waiting list - a roster of those waiting to obtain something
   same as: roster
3. A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (synset 107364132)
   is a type of: moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
   same as: roller, rolling wave
4. Photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light (synset 104108469)
   is a type of: film, photographic film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
5. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (synset 113898609)
   is a type of: round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
   subtypes:

   • corolla - (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth
   • calyx - (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
   • verticil - a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
   same as: coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl
6. A roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) (synset 113377742)
   "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
   referred to in: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
   is a type of: cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money
   same as: bankroll
7. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet (synset 107696677)
   is a type of: bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
   subtypes:

   • tea bread - sweetened buns to be eaten with tea
   • frankfurter bun, hotdog bun - a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter
   • hamburger bun, hamburger roll - a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty
   • brioche - a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
   • crescent roll, croissant - very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
   • hard roll, vienna roll - yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
   • soft roll - yeast-raised roll with a soft crust
   • kaiser roll - rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center
   • parker house roll - yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking
   • clover-leaf roll - yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan
   • onion roll - yeast-raised roll flavored with onion
   • coffee roll, sweet roll - any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze
   • bagel, beigel - (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
   same as: bun
8. A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) (synset 107403930)
   is a type of: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
   same as: peal, pealing, rolling
9. The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously (synset 107403416)
   is a type of: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
   same as: drum roll, paradiddle
10. A document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (synset 106419376)
    is a type of: holograph, manuscript - handwritten book or document
    subtypes:

    • megillah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
    • torah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
    specific instances: dead sea scrolls - (Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s
    same as: scroll
11. Anything rolled up in cylindrical form (synset 104108326)
    is a type of: cylinder - a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
    subtypes:

    • bolt - a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
    • rouleau - a roll of coins wrapped in paper
    • rouleau - a roll of ribbon
12. The act of throwing dice (synset 101248360)
    is a type of: throw - casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
    subtypes: natural - (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
    is a part of: craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
    same as: cast
13. Walking with a swaying gait (synset 100290503)
    is a type of: gait - a person's manner of walking
14. A flight maneuver;
    Aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude (synset 100171161)
    is a type of: airplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft
    subtypes:

    • barrel roll - a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
    • snap roll - a fast roll
15. The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) (synset 100105229)
    is a type of: actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
    is a part of: bowling - the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
    same as: bowl

1. Move by turning over or rotating (synset 201870178)
   "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
   is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
   subtypes: rim - roll around the rim of
   same as: turn over
   verb group: revolve, roll - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
2. Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle (synset 201891013)
   "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
   is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
   subtypes:

   • bowl - roll (a ball)
   • troll - cause to move round and round
   same as: wheel
3. Occur in soft rounded shapes (synset 202693093)
   "The hills rolled past"
   same as: undulate
4. Flatten or spread with a roller (synset 201393934)
   "roll out the paper"
   is a type of: flatten - make flat or flatter
   subtypes:

   • cog - roll steel ingots
   • mill - roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
   same as: roll out
5. Emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound (synset 202202528)
   "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
   is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
6. Arrange or or coil around (synset 201525056)
   "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • spool - wind onto a spool or a reel
   • reel - wind onto or off a reel
   • ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling
   • clew, clue - roll into a ball
   • coil, curl, loop - wind around something in coils or loops
   same as: twine, wind, wrap
7. Begin operating or running (synset 201528927)
   "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
   is a type of: function, go, operate, run, work - perform as expected when applied
8. Shape by rolling (synset 200143024)
   "roll a cigarette"
   is a type of: form, shape - give shape or form to
9. Execute a roll, in tumbling (synset 200100164)
   "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
   is a type of: tumble - do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
10. Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (synset 202327592)
    is a type of: rip, rip off, steal - take without the owner's consent
    same as: hustle, pluck
11. Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (synset 201905776)
    "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes: luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
    same as: flap, undulate, wave
12. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (synset 201885173)
    "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"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    subtypes:

    • maunder - wander aimlessly
    • gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
    same as: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
    verb group:

    • drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random
    • wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace
13. Move, rock, or sway from side to side (synset 201879677)
    "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
    is a type of: rock, shake, sway - move back and forth or sideways
14. Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (synset 201870596)
    "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes: transit - revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
    same as: revolve
    verb group: roll, turn over - move by turning over or rotating
15. Pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ (synset 201057850)
    "She rolls her r's"
    is a type of: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
16. Boil vigorously (synset 200325228)
    "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
    is a type of: boil, churn, moil, roil - be agitated
    same as: seethe
17. Take the shape of a roll or cylinder (synset 200125097)
    "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
    is a type of: change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
18. Show certain properties when being rolled (synset 200124886)
    "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    same as: roll up
    verb group:

    • roll up, wrap up - form a cylinder by rolling
    • furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling

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