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roller Definition

roller (rōl′ər)

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 Eurasian roller (Coracias garrulus)
    2. a canary that rolls, or trills, its notes

adjective

of or having to do with roller skating roller rink

roller Synonyms

roller

n.

wave, billow, breaker, surge; see wave 1. See syn. study at wave.

roller Usage Examples

Possessives

  • n: This is truly a once in a lifetime prize that every rock ' n ' roller would sell their soul for.

Converse of object

  • vibrate: Construction shall be as follows, all materials to be laid and compacted with a vibrating roller in layers not greater than 100mm thickness.

Adjective modifier

  • Abyssinian: The journey from here to Georgetown produced more excellent birds, and good counts of Abyssinian Rollers were made.
  • toothed: Whereas normally, you would probably struggle, the toothed roller makes light work of this also.
  • Atlantic: Well, for those after surf, waves and fantastic Atlantic rollers you won't be disappointed.
  • rear: The rear keel rollers are mounted directly onto the trailer's rear cross member.
  • heated: The paper is conditioned using heated rollers to create the correct moisture content.
  • wooden: Leather ropes strapped around huge boulders were used to haul the stones onto wooden rollers on which they could be dragged to their destination.

Modifies a noun

  • coaster: There is the Pleasure Beach to enjoy with its roller coaster rides for all you thrill seekers out there!
  • shutter: Both bedrooms have a roller shutter at the windows for keeping the rooms cool during the day.
  • skate: Key staff are even equipped with roller skates to get from point to point.
  • skating: An hour of roller skating, which most children can manage without noticing, burns about 300 calories.
  • bearing: Some owners have used taper roller bearings on the TC front end.
  • blading: After trying everything from cooking to roller blading, he discovers that surfing is what he wants to do most in the world.

Noun used with modifier

  • dice: If so, Max Dice can help Does this mean the dice roller is " truly random " ?
  • steam: Instead, the steam roller was driven over Eccles.
  • needle: It is the earlier type which has bronze bushes rather than needle rollers.
  • sponge: Drying is most commonly carried out using a system of sponge rollers.
  • pinch: Copy the tape immediately, cleaning heads, capstan and pinch rollers of the tape machine after each copy.
  • cam: The cam roller and the cam faces are case hardened to minimize wear.
roller Quotes

If Michaelangelowerea heterosexual, theSistine Chapel would have been painted basic white and with a roller.

—Brown, Rita Mae