Definition of roll

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• roll is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
• roll is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
• roll is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of roll

• a list of names (noun)

  Examples

  1. his name was struck off the rolls

  Synonyms

  1. roster
• move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle (verb)

  Examples

  1. The President's convoy rolled past the crowds

  Synonyms

  1. wheel
• cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb)

  Examples

  1. She rolled the ball
  2. They rolled their eyes at his words

  Synonyms

  1. revolve
• move by turning over or rotating (verb)

  Examples

  1. The child rolled down the hill

  Synonyms

  1. turn over
• a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. peal
  2. pealing
  3. rolling
• small rounded bread either plain or sweet (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bun
• show certain properties when being rolled (verb)

  Examples

  1. The carpet rolls unevenly
  2. dried-out tobacco rolls badly

  Synonyms

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

  Examples

  1. he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag

  Synonyms

  1. bankroll
• a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. roller
  2. rolling wave
• flatten or spread with a roller (verb)

  Examples

  1. roll out the paper

  Synonyms

  1. roll out
• the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. drum roll
  2. paradiddle
• arrange or or coil around (verb)

  Examples

  1. roll your hair around your finger

  Synonyms

  1. twine
  2. wind
  3. wrap
• the act of throwing dice (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cast
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb)

  Examples

  1. They rolled from town to town

  Synonyms

  1. cast
  2. drift
  3. ramble
  4. range
  5. roam
  6. rove
  7. stray
  8. swan
  9. tramp
  10. vagabond
  11. wander
• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. hustle
  2. pluck
• boil vigorously (verb)

  Examples

  1. The water rolled

  Synonyms

  1. seethe
• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. coil
  2. curl
  3. curlicue
  4. gyre
  5. ringlet
  6. scroll
  7. whorl
• the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bowl
• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb)

  Examples

  1. the waves rolled towards the beach

  Synonyms

  1. flap
  2. undulate
  3. wave
• a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. scroll
• rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. axial motion
  2. axial rotation
• occur in soft rounded shapes (verb)

  Examples

  1. The hills rolled past

  Synonyms

  1. undulate
• a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude (noun)
• anything rolled up in cylindrical form (noun)
• begin operating or running (verb)

  Examples

  1. The cameras were rolling
  2. The presses are already rolling
• emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound (verb)

  Examples

  1. The thunder rolled
  2. rolling drums
• execute a roll, in tumbling (verb)

  Examples

  1. The gymnasts rolled and jumped
• move, rock, or sway from side to side (verb)

  Examples

  1. The ship rolled on the heavy seas
• photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light (noun)
• pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ (verb)

  Examples

  1. She rolls her r's
• shape by rolling (verb)

  Examples

  1. roll a cigarette
• take the shape of a roll or cylinder (verb)

  Examples

  1. the carpet rolled out
  2. Yarn rolls well
• walking with a swaying gait (noun)

See definition of roll in Merriam Webster