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Roll
Roll noun [ French rôle a roll (in sense 3), from Latin rotulus ... little wheel, Late Latin , a roll, dim. of Latin rota a wheel. See Roll , v. , and confer Rôle , Rouleau , Roul... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/90
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1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves. ... 2. That which rolls; a roller. Specifically: A heavy cylinder used to break clods. ... One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?roll
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noun a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=roll
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noun anything rolled up in cylindrical form Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=roll
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noun a list of names; `his name was struck off the rolls` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=roll
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swan verb 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`... Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=roll
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verb wrap or coil around; `roll your hair around your finger`; `Twine the thread around the spool` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=roll
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(rōl) to turn along an axis while moving forward along a surface. the act of rolling. an object that has been rolled into a cylindrical shape. pelvic roll pelvic rotation. trochanter roll a wedge (usually a rolled towel) pla... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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• (v. i.) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well. • (v.) A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself. • (n.) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels. &bu... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/roll/
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(from the article `baking`) Most of the bakery foods consumed throughout the world are breads and rolls made from yeast-leavened doughs. The yeast-fermentation process leads to ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/62
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(from the article `Europe, history of`) ...and in France, where the early royal archives have suffered much graver losses at the hands of time, the characteristic record was a series of ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/62
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(from the article `ship`) In maneuvering, a ship experiences yaw (rotation about a vertical axis) and sway (sideways motion). More generally, motions are possible in all six ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/62
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[Mega Man] This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article`s talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was d... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_(Mega_Man)
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