Noun Definition

roll

1.Definition: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

Related Noun(s):peal, pealing

Category: General

2.Definition: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Related Noun(s):scroll

Category: General

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

Category: General

4.Definition: a list of names

"His name was struck off the rolls"

Related Noun(s):roster

Category: General

5.Definition: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Related Noun(s):roller

Category: General

6.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):bankroll

Category: General

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

Related Noun(s):coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl

Category: General

8.Definition: anything rolled up in cylindrical form

Category: Objects

9.Definition: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

Category: Objects

10.Definition: rotary motion of an object around its own axis

Category: General

11.Definition: small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Related Noun(s):bun

Category: Food

12.Definition: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

Related Noun(s):bowl

Category: General

13.Definition: the act of throwing dice

Related Noun(s):cast

Category: General

14.Definition: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

Related Noun(s):paradiddle

Category: General

15.Definition: walking with a swaying gait

Category: General