on a roll

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn ey rohl]
- /ɒn, ɔn eɪ roʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn ey rohl]
- /ɒn, ɔn eɪ roʊl/

Definitions of on a roll words

verb without object on a roll to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 1
verb without object on a roll to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 1
verb without object on a roll to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke. 1
verb without object on a roll to extend in undulations, as land. 1
verb without object on a roll to elapse, pass, or move, as time (often followed by on, away, or by). 1
verb without object on a roll to move as in a cycle (usually followed by round or around): as soon as summer rolls round again. 1

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Origin of on a roll

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) (in senses referring to rolled or round objects) Middle English: scroll, inscribed scroll, register, cylindrical object < Old French ro(u)lle < Latin rotulus, rotula small wheel, diminutive of rota wheel (see rotate1, -ule); (in senses referring to motion) derivative of the v.; (v.) Middle English rollen < Old French rol(l)er < Vulgar Latin *rotulare, derivative of Latin rotulus, rotula

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Parts of speech for On a roll

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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on a roll popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for on a roll

adj on a roll

all systems go — ready for action
in luck — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.

adverb on a roll

cooking — Cooking is food which has been cooked.
hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.

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