Definition of rolls

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  • rolls is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • rolls is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • rolls is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of rolls

  • 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 rolls in Merriam Webster