Spin vs. Roll
Spinverb
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
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(transitive) To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
Spinverb
To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
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To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
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To move sideways when bouncing.
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(cooking) To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar
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To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
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To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.
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To move swiftly.
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To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.
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To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.
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To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.
Spinnoun
Rapid circular motion.
Spinnoun
(physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
Spinnoun
A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
Spinnoun
(sports) Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
Spinnoun
A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.
Spinnoun
A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.
Spinnoun
A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.
Spinnoun
A single play of a record by a radio station.
Spinnoun
(dated) Unmarried woman, spinster.
Spinverb
To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.
Spinverb
To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by degrees; to extend to a great length; - with out; as, to spin out large volumes on a subject.
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To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.
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To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top.
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To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; - said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
Spinverb
To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.
Spinverb
To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness.
Spinverb
To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis.
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To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein.
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To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.
Spinnoun
The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle.
Spinnoun
Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.
Spinnoun
an interpretation of an event which is favorable to the interpreter or to the person s/he supports. A person whose task is to provide such interpretations for public relations purposes is called a spin doctor.
Spinnoun
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
Spinnoun
the act of rotating rapidly;
Spinnoun
a short drive in a car;
Spinnoun
rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
Spinnoun
a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion);
Spinverb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;
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stream in jets, of liquids;
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cause to spin;
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make up a story;
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form a web by making a thread;
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work natural fibers into a thread;
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twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation;
Spinverb
prolong or extend;
Rollverb
(ergative) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
Rollverb
(intransitive) To turn over and over.
Rollverb
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
Rollverb
(transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
Rollverb
(transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
Rollverb
(intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
Rollverb
(ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
Rollverb
(ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
Rollverb
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
Rollverb
(intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
Rollverb
(ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
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To leave or begin a journey.
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To compete, especially with vigor.
Rollverb
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
Rollverb
(geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
Rollverb
To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Rollverb
To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
Rollverb
To throw dice.
Rollverb
To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
Rollverb
(RPG) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
Rollverb
(computing) To generate a random number.
Rollverb
To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
Rollverb
(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
Rollverb
(transitive) To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
Rollverb
To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
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To betray secrets.
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(slang) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
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To film.
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To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
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To have a rolling aspect.
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To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
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To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
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to move and cause an effect on someone
Rollverb
(intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
Rollverb
To utter with an alveolar trill.
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To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
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To create a customized version of something.
Rollverb
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Rollnoun
The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
Rollnoun
A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
Rollnoun
That which rolls; a roller.
Rollnoun
A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
Rollnoun
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
Rollnoun
That which is rolled up.
Rollnoun
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
Rollnoun
Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
Rollnoun
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
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A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
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A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
Rollnoun
The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
Rollnoun
(nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.
Rollnoun
A heavy, reverberatory sound.
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The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Rollnoun
(obsolete) Part; office; duty; rôle.
Rollnoun
A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
Rollnoun
The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
Rollnoun
The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
Rollnoun
A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling and especially in the phrase on a roll.
Rollnoun
A training match for a fighting dog.
Rollverb
To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
Rollverb
To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
Rollverb
To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; - often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
Rollverb
To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.
Rollverb
To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; - often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.
Rollverb
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
Rollverb
To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
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To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
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To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
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To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
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To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane.
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To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street.
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To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.
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To fall or tumble; - with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice.
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To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.
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To turn; to move circularly.
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To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
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To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about.
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To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls.
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To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well.
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To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.
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To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls.
Rollnoun
The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.
Rollnoun
That which rolls; a roller.
Rollnoun
That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
Rollnoun
Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
Rollnoun
A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.
Rollnoun
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
Rollnoun
The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
Rollnoun
A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.
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The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Rollnoun
Part; office; duty; rôle.
Rollnoun
rotary motion of an object around its own axis;
Rollnoun
a list of names;
Rollnoun
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
Rollnoun
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
Rollnoun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
Rollnoun
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.);
Rollnoun
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Rollnoun
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
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the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Rollnoun
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
Rollnoun
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
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the act of throwing dice
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walking with a rolling gait
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a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
Rollnoun
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
Rollverb
move by turning over or rotating;
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move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle;
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occur in soft rounded shapes;
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flatten or spread with a roller;
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emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound;
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wrap or coil around;
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begin operating or running;
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shape by rolling;
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execute a roll, in tumbling;
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sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
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move, rock, or sway from side to side;
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cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis;
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pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/;
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boil vigorously;
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take the shape of a roll or cylinder;
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show certain properties when being rolled;
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move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis
Rollverb
turn over to face a different direction
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turn (one's eyes) upwards, typically to show surprise or disapproval
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lie down and turn over and over while remaining in the same place
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(of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate round an axis parallel to the direction of motion
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move along or from side to side unsteadily or uncontrollably
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overturn (a vehicle)
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throw (a die or dice)
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obtain (a particular score) by throwing a die or dice
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(of a vehicle) move or run on wheels
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move or push (a wheeled object)
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make a car window or a window blind move up or down by turning a handle
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(of a drop of liquid) flow
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(of time) elapse steadily
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(of a product) issue from (an assembly line or machine)
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(of waves, smoke, cloud, or fog) move or flow forward with an undulating motion
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(of land) extend in gentle undulations.
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(of credits for a film or television programme) be displayed as if moving on a roller up the screen
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(with reference to a machine, device, or system) operate or begin operating
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start moving; take action
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behave in a particular way
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turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball
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fold the edge of a garment over on itself a number of times to shorten it
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make (something) by forming material into a cylinder or ball
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curl up tightly
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flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers
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(of a loud, deep sound) reverberate
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pronounce (a consonant, typically an r) with a trill
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utter (a word or words) with a reverberating or vibratory effect
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(of words) flow effortlessly or mellifluously
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rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep)
Rollnoun
a cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding
Rollnoun
a cylindrical mass of something or a number of items arranged in a cylindrical shape
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an item of food that is made by wrapping a flat sheet of pastry, cake, meat, or fish round a sweet or savoury filling
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a quantity of banknotes rolled together
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a movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself
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a gymnastic exercise in which a person tucks their head down and rolls their body in a forward or backwards circle on the floor
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a complete rotation by a flying aircraft about its longitudinal axis.
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a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle round an axis parallel to the direction of motion
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a prolonged, deep, reverberating sound
Rollnoun
one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a sustained, rapid alternation of single or double strokes of each stick.
Rollnoun
a very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person
Rollnoun
an official list or register of names
Rollnoun
the total number of names on a roll
Rollnoun
a document, typically an official record, historically kept in scroll form.
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undulation of the landscape
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a roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill.
