scroll
scroll (skrōl)
noun
- a roll of parchment, paper, etc., usually with writing or pictures on it
- an ancient book in the form of a rolled manuscript
- a list of names; roll; roster the scroll of fame
- anything having the form of a partly unrolled or loosely rolled sheet of paper, as the volute of an Ionic capital, or the ornamentally rolled end of the neck of a violin, etc.
Etymology: ME scrowle, altered (? by assoc. with rowle, var. of rolle, roll) < scrowe < OFr escroue: see escrow
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to display (lines of text, television credits, etc.) by moving them vertically or horizontally on a video screen
scroll
n.
A rolled sheet, especially a manuscript
parchment, scripture, document; see manuscript, writing 2.A curved ornament
volute, spiral, convolution; see decoration 2.
Object
- ticker: Ticker Mode: Headlines are shown on a clickable scrolling ticker.
- shooter: Star Defender is a vertical scrolling space shooter with elements of Tyrian, Raptor and Demon Star.
Converse of object
- hang: Taking a Lute to Visit a Friend, a Ming dynasty hanging scroll.
- carve: At the base, on each corner, is a small rectangular projection above which sit carved scrolls running up the corners.
- illuminate: A beautiful example of an illuminated scroll based upon a medieval original ready to be personalized with the details of your marriage.
Adjective modifier
- mighty: It's a secular form of a revelatory text: a mighty scroll unrolling in an electronic empyrean.
Modifies a noun
- bar: By the way, don't miss the scroll bar near the left side of the screen.
- wheel: Both are operated from buttons and a scroll wheel on the top of the mouse.
- button: With distinct lack of buttons, the watch is operated by the scroll button above the display unit.
- widget: When using separate viewport and scroll widgets with either scrolling policy, an application can use a default DrawingArea as the scroll widget.
- invitation: A wonderful scroll invitation based upon an original completed in the year 1330.
Modifying Another Word
- horizontally: I'm viewing in 1152 x 864 and still having to scroll horizontally.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- down: Take a look or scroll down to read more.
- through: CONTENTS Please select from the following menu or scroll through below.
Followed by a transitive particle
- down: Scroll down the screen to the search limits options at the bottom.
Particle object:
- page: Scroll down the page to see previous news items.
- homepage: Simply scroll down the homepage and you will see which countries you could visit.
Noun used with modifier
- Torah: The Ark is a cupboard in which the Torah scrolls are kept.
- vine: The 15-foot high pillar's sides are covered with high quality carved runes, vine scrolls, knot patterns, and sacred symbols.
- tab: In the General tab scroll down the Columns section until you come to the last entry ( as in the illustration below ).
As Michael read the Gaelic scroll It seemed the story of the soul; And those who wrought, lest there should fail From earth the legend of the Gael, Seemed warriors of Eternal Mind Still holding in a world gone blind, From which belief and hope had gone, The lovely magic of its dawn.
Browse dictionary entries near scroll
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- scrooch
- Scrooge
- scrotum
- scrouge
- scrounge
- scroungy
- scrub
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