- Types Of Speech
- You can use roll as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Roll
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters l, o, and r, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ol. Roll starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, ro, rol, and the ending characters are l, ll, oll, . Roll is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Roll is set as a kindergarten word that starts with r, ends with l, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is roll a scrabble word? A 4 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Roll in Pig Latin is said as "ollray or ollrway".
- Unigram
- r | o | l | l
- Bigram
- ro | ol | ll
- Trigram
- rol | oll
- Quadrigram
- roll
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- a flight maneuver;
aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude - walking with a rolling gait
- the act of throwing dice
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- a list of names;
"his name was struck off the rolls" - a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis;
"wheels in axial rotation" - small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.);
"he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
- Verb Examples
- execute a roll, in tumbling;
"The gymnasts rolled and jumped" - show certain properties when being rolled;
"The carpet rolls unevenly";
"dried-out tobacco rolls badly" - take the shape of a roll or cylinder;
"the carpet rolled out";
"Yarn rolls well" - shape by rolling;
"roll a cigarette" - boil vigorously;
"The liquid was seething";
"The water rolled" - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/;
"She rolls her r's" - flatten or spread with a roller;
"roll out the paper" - wrap or coil around;
"roll your hair around your finger";
"Twine the thread around the spool" - begin operating or running;
"The cameras were rolling";
"The presses are already rolling" - move by turning over or rotating;
"The child rolled down the hill";
"turn over on your left side" - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis;
"She rolled the ball";
"They rolled their eyes at his words" - move, rock, or sway from side to side;
"The ship rolled on the heavy seas" - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
"The gypsies roamed the woods";
"roving vagabonds";
"the wandering Jew";
"The cattle roam across the prairie";
"the laborers drift from one town to the next";
"They ro - move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle;
"The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
"The curtains undulated";
"the waves rolled towards the beach" - emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound;
"The thunder rolled";
"rolling drums" - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- occur in soft rounded shapes;
"The hills rolled past"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Account | the quality of taking advantage "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
| Adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| Advance | the act of moving forward toward a goal |
| Advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development "advancement of knowledge" "great progress in the arts" |
| Aegir | a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) |
| Affray | a noisy fight |
| Agenda | a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to |
| Agendum | a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) |
| Agitated | troubled emotionally and usually deeply "agitated parents" |
| Agreement | compatibility of observations "there was no agreement between theory and measurement" "the results of two tests were in correspondence" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Roll
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Roll | the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) |
View English words with the unique letters used in roll. Words With The Letters Lor
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actuation | the act of propelling |
| Propulsion | the act of propelling |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bowling | the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll | Yes | No |
| Rolla | No | No |
| Rollie | Yes | No |
| Rollin | Yes | No |
| Rolland | Yes | No |
View All Names For Roll
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 9 +3 | flora | ||
| Howler (6 letters) | 12 +8 | 12 +6 | howler | ||
| Collar (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 11 +5 | collar | ||
| Roll (4 letters) | 4 | 6 | roll | ||
| Roller (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 8 +2 | roller | ||
| Broil (5 letters) | 7 +3 | 9 +3 | broil | ||
| Stroll (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 8 +2 | llorst | ||
| Troll (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 7 +1 | troll | ||
| Frolic (6 letters) | 11 +7 | 13 +7 | frolic | ||
| Bolero (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 10 +4 | beloor | ||
| Carol (5 letters) | 7 +3 | 9 +3 | carol | ||
| Labor (5 letters) | 7 +3 | 9 +3 | labor | ||
| Labour (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 11 +5 | labour | ||
| Role (4 letters) | 4 | 5 | orle | ||
| Glower (6 letters) | 10 +6 | 12 +6 | glower | ||
| Revolt (6 letters) | 9 +5 | 11 +5 | lorvte | ||
| Ordeal (6 letters) | 7 +3 | 8 +2 | loader | ||
| Oriole (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 7 +1 | looier | ||
| Lory (4 letters) | 7 +3 | 7 +1 | orly | ||
| Lorica (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 10 +4 | lorica | ||
| Coral (5 letters) | 7 +3 | 9 +3 | carol | ||
| Dotrel (6 letters) | 7 +3 | 8 +2 | delort | ||
| Erolia (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 7 +1 | erolia | ||
| Blower (6 letters) | 11 +7 | 13 +7 | bowler | ||
| Loir (4 letters) | 4 | 5 | roil |
Roll Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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