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- [rohl]
- /roʊl/
- /rəʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rohl]
- /roʊl/
Definitions of roll word
- verb without object roll to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 1
- verb without object roll to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 1
- verb without object roll to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke. 1
- verb without object roll to extend in undulations, as land. 1
- verb without object roll to elapse, pass, or move, as time (often followed by on, away, or by). 1
- verb without object 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 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 Roll
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
roll usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roll
verb roll
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcked — a simple past tense and past participle of arc.
- arcking — a present participle of arc.
noun roll
- aileron roll — a roll consisting of one or more rotations, usually controlled by the use of ailerons.
- almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
- archive — The archive or archives are a collection of documents and records that contain historical information. You can also use archives to refer to the place where archives are stored.
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
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