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roller

noun

  1. a person or thing that rolls (in various senses)
  2. any of various rolling cylinders or wheels; specif.,
    1. a cylinder of metal, wood, etc. over which something is rolled for easier movement
    2. a cylinder on which something is rolled up or wound: the roller of a shade, a hair roller
    3. a heavy cylinder of metal, stone, etc. used to crush or smooth something
    4. a cylinder covered with a napped fabric, fixed on a tool with a handle and used for applying paint
    5. Printing a cylinder, usually of hard rubber, for spreading ink on the form just before the paper is impressed
  3. a long bandage in a roll
  4. a heavy, swelling wave that breaks on the shoreline
  5. any of various birds that roll (in various senses); specif.,
    1. any of a family (Coraciidae) of Old World, tropical coraciiform birds that roll and tumble in flight, as the (Coracias garrulus)
    2. a canary that rolls, or trills, its notes

adjective

of or having to do with roller skating: roller rink

See roller in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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