Roll - English meaning

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Usage examples:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Usage examples:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Usage examples:

The horses shied and bolted

noun

A loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

The deep boom of the bass drum

verb

Make a loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder boomed in the sky

verb

Experience a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.

Usage examples:

Business is booming

noun

A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.

Usage examples:

A mixing bowl

verb

Roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground.

Usage examples:

She snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her

noun

A round vessel that is open at the top

noun

A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

Usage examples:

The catalogue offered profiles of some social justice ngos from around the world who had been using…

verb

Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

Usage examples:

It will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued

noun

A book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product

Usage examples:

The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two week…

noun

An official count or survey, especially of a population.

Usage examples:

A traffic census

noun

A count for official purposes, esp. one to count the number of people living in a country and to obtain information such as age, sex, race, etc.

noun

An occasion when people or things are officially counted, especially when the people in a country or particular area are counted and general information about them is recorded. the report listing this information is also called a census

Usage examples:

National/state/government census according to the state census, 89.6% of eligible hispanics voters …

verb

Strike the palms of (one's hands) together repeatedly, typically in order to applaud someone or something.

Usage examples:

Agnes clapped her hands in glee

noun

An act of striking together the palms of the hands.

Usage examples:

When they stop i give them a clap

noun

A venereal disease, especially gonorrhoea.

Usage examples:

She has given him the clap

noun

A length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings.

Usage examples:

A coil of rope

verb

Arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil.

Usage examples:

He began to coil up the heavy ropes

noun

A confusion or turmoil.

Usage examples:

But the biggest loser from our decision to cling gamely to the mortal coil is the national health s…

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

verb

Sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They were cruising off the california coast

noun

A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.

Usage examples:

A cruise down the nile

verb

To travel at a continuous speed

Usage examples:

The plane is cruising at 240 knots., we went cruising around downtown on friday night., a caribbean…

verb

Form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape.

Usage examples:

Her fingers curled round the microphone

noun

Something in the shape of a spiral or coil, especially a lock of hair.

Usage examples:

Her blonde hair was a mass of tangled curls

noun

A solid geometrical figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.

Usage examples:

Narnia uses stencil shadows generated from implicit geometry representations such as cylinders and …

noun

A surface generated by rotating a line around a fixed line

noun

A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Usage examples:

I go down to the mhs library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings …

noun

A list of telephone numbers, names, addresses, or other information

Usage examples:

I found your address in the directory of university graduates.

noun

A book that gives a list of names, addresses, or other facts

Usage examples:

Our idea was to create a local directory with information for new residents., be included/listed in…

noun

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

Usage examples:

The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun

A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

noun

A folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.

Usage examples:

A file of correspondence

verb

Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.

Usage examples:

The contract, when signed, is filed

verb

(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.

Usage examples:

The mourners filed into the church

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

Usage examples:

Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Make flat or flatter

verb

Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.

Usage examples:

Sam folded up the map

noun

A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth.

Usage examples:

The fabric fell in soft folds

verb

Shut (livestock) in a fold.

verb

Roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.

Usage examples:

He shouted to the crew to furl sails

verb

(esp. of a flag, sail, or umbrella) to roll or fold up and fasten

Usage examples:

He took down the flag and furled it carefully.

verb

Move from one place to another; travel.

Usage examples:

He went out to the shops

noun

An attempt or trial at something.

Usage examples:

Have a go at answering the questions yourself

adjective

Functioning properly.

Usage examples:

All systems go

verb

Complain about something in a bad-tempered way.

Usage examples:

‘i'm getting old,’ she grumbled

noun

A complaint.

Usage examples:

The main grumble is that he spends too much time away

noun

(in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.

Usage examples:

Clear cross references supplemented by a thorough index

verb

Record (names, subjects, etc.) in an index.

Usage examples:

The list indexes theses under regional headings

noun

An alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing on which page a name or subject appears, or computer information ordered in a particular way

Usage examples:

If you want to find the place in the text that henry james is mentioned, look it up in the index., …

noun

A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building.

Usage examples:

About 6 per cent of the slaves listed as sick in inventories of sugar properties suffered from cans…

verb

Make a complete list of.

Usage examples:

I inventoried his collection of drawings

verb

A detailed list of all the items in stock

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

noun

A list or catalogue.

Usage examples:

Looking over the catalogues and listings of the period, it is amusing to see what was popular then …

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

verb

(of a ship) lean over to one side, typically because of a leak or unbalanced cargo.

Usage examples:

The ship was listing badly

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

noun

An act or instance of moving past or through something.

Usage examples:

Repeated passes with the swipe card

exclamation

Said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.

Usage examples:

To the enigmatic question we answered ‘pass’

noun

A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

Usage examples:

The bell rang again, a long, loud peal

verb

(of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal.

Usage examples:

All the bells of the city began to peal

verb

To sound loudly

Usage examples:

The bells pealed from the town hall tower., a peal of thunder woke him up.

noun

A drumming or beating sound.

Usage examples:

The rataplan of a drum

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

noun

A cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound.

Usage examples:

A cotton reel

verb

Wind something on to a reel by turning the reel.

Usage examples:

Sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch

verb

A winder around which flexible materials can be wound

noun

An official list or record of names or items.

Usage examples:

A membership register

verb

Short for cash register.

verb

To record someone’s name or ownership of property on an official list

Usage examples:

[ t ] i registered the car in my name., [ + to infinitive ] voters have until february 16 to regist…

verb

(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place.

Usage examples:

Another scream resounded through the school

verb

To sound loudly or for a long time, or (of a place) to be filled with sound

Usage examples:

The air resounds with the delightful music of birds.

verb

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

Usage examples:

Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room

verb

(of sound) to continue to be heard; to echo repeatedly

Usage examples:

The loud music reverberated off the walls.

noun

Prolongation of a sound; resonance.

Usage examples:

Electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation

noun

A sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake

Usage examples:

She felt the reverberation(s) in her chest and cursed the drilling outside., have reverberations th…

noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

Usage examples:

The country has had a socialist revolution

noun

A sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government

Usage examples:

[ u ] the country seems to be heading toward revolution., [ c ] the discovery of penicillin produce…

noun

A big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity

Usage examples:

A revolution in sth facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking., an eco…

noun

A full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal.

Usage examples:

She waited for the lion's roar

verb

(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.

Usage examples:

We heard a lion roar

abbreviation

Right of admission reserved.

verb

Move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The wheel continued to rotate

verb

To turn around a fixed point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the wheel rotates on an axle., [ t ] every 30 days we rotate shifts.

verb

To turn something in a circle, especially around a fixed point

Usage examples:

With the software you can zoom and rotate pictures., rotate between sb the chairmanship would rotat…

noun

The action of rotating about an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation

noun

The act of turning around a fixed point

Usage examples:

[ c ] two rotations of the dial opens the lock., crop rotation

noun

The process of regularly changing the person who does a particular job, so that it is done at different times by different people

Usage examples:

In rotation they all work the night shift in rotation., italy has rules on the mandatory rotation o…

verb

Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder rumbled, lightning flickered

noun

A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.

Usage examples:

The continuous rumble of traffic

verb

To make a continuous, low sound, or to move slowly while making such a sound

Usage examples:

My stomach is rumbling., the trucks rumbled across the field., we could hear the rumble of distant …

noun

A roll of parchment or paper for writing on.

Usage examples:

He held out a papyrus scroll, bound with papyrus reeds.

verb

The facility which moves a display on a computer screen in order to view new material.

Usage examples:

If scroll is enabled, the window scrolls down

verb

To move text or pictures up or down on a computer screen to view different parts of them

Usage examples:

Scroll to the end of the document., parchment/ancient scrolls, a painted japanese scroll

adjective

Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.

Usage examples:

Smooth flat rocks

verb

Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.

Usage examples:

She smoothed out the newspaper

adverb

In a way that is without difficulties.

Usage examples:

The course of true love never did run smooth

verb

Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

Usage examples:

The girl spun round in alarm

noun

A rapid turning or whirling motion.

Usage examples:

He concluded the dance with a double spin

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

noun

A cylindrical device on which film, magnetic tape, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound; a reel.

Usage examples:

Spools of electrical cable

verb

Wind (magnetic tape, thread, etc.) on to a spool.

Usage examples:

He was trying to spool his tapes back into the cassettes with a pencil eraser

noun

A cylinder that is wider at each end, around which esp. thread, wire, or film is wrapped

Usage examples:

Tv cables were unwound from huge spools.

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

noun

An evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters.

Usage examples:

A military tattoo takes place with clockwork precision

verb

Mark (a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin.

Usage examples:

His cheek was tattooed with a winged fist

noun

A design made by tattooing.

Usage examples:

They were muscle-bound men covered in scars and tattoos

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

Usage examples:

Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air

noun

A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

Usage examples:

There was a crash of thunder

verb

Thunder sounds.

Usage examples:

It began to thunder

noun

The sudden, loud noise that comes after a flash of lightning

Usage examples:

A clap of thunder, the sky grew dark and it started to thunder., the horses thundered past (= moved…

noun

A crash of thunder.

Usage examples:

Half of her words were lost in the noise of a thunderclap that echoed through the sky.

noun

A single, loud sound of thunder

noun

A single loud sound of thunder

verb

Throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually.

Usage examples:

Suzy tossed her bag on to the sofa

noun

An act or instance of tossing something.

Usage examples:

A defiant toss of her head

verb

Throw with a light motion

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

noun

The action of travelling.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travel

verb

To go from one place to another on a trip, usually over a long distance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the train was traveling (at) about 100 miles an hour., [ t ] i travel long distances as part …

noun

A long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or transporting something, chiefly liquids or gases.

Usage examples:

A plastic tube is connected to the tap and the beer is ready to be pulled

verb

Fit (a person or animal) with a tube to assist breathing, especially after a laryngotomy.

Usage examples:

The charge stemmed from his failure to properly record how he treated hip wolf on the day she was a…

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

noun

The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.

Usage examples:

The wind howled about the building

verb

Cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.

Usage examples:

The fall nearly winded him

noun

A twist or turn in a course.

Usage examples:

After a few minutes of puzzled winds and twists and turns and curses muttered under my breath, i co…