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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

roll
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`; `the laborers drift from one town to the next`; `They rolled from town to town`

roll a undulate
flap 1 wave verb move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; `The curtains undulated`; `the waves rolled towards the beach`

roll around
verb happen regularly; `Christmas rolled around again`

roll call
noun calling out an official list of names

roll film
noun photographic film wound on a spool

roll of tobacco
smoke noun tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder

roll up
verb form into a cylinder by rolling; `Roll up the cloth`

roll-on
noun a woman`s foundation garment rolled on to the hips

roll-on roll-off
noun a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination

rollback
push back noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

rolled
rolling adjective uttered with a trill; `she used rolling r`s as in Spanish`

rolled
adjective especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

rolled biscuit
noun biscuit made from dough rolled and cut

rolled into one(p)
adjective made up of several components combined into a single entity

rolled oats
noun meal made from rolled or ground oats

roller
roll 1 rolling wave noun a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

roller
tumbler pigeon noun pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

roller bandage
noun bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application

roller blind
noun a window shade that rolls up out of the way

roller coaster
big dipper noun elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)

roller skate
noun a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole

roller skating
noun skating on wheels

roller towel
noun a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller

roller-skater
noun someone who engages in roller skating

Rollerblade
noun (trademark) an in-line skate

rollerblader
noun a skater who uses Rollerblades

rollerblading
noun skating using Rollerblades

rollickingly
boisterously adverb in a carefree manner; `she was rollickingly happy`

rolling hitch
noun a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope

rolling mill
noun steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars

rolling pin
noun utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end; used to roll out dough

rolling stock
noun collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier

rollmops
noun a pickled herring filet that has been rolled or wrapped around a pickle

Rollo
Rolf noun Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)

rollover
noun the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty

Rolodex
noun (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers; `a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex`

roly-poly
roly-poly pudding noun pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed

romaic
adjective relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language

Roman
R.C. adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism; `the Roman Catholic Church`

Roman
adjective of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); `Roman architecture`; `the old Roman wall`

Roman alphabet
Latin alphabet noun the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe

Roman arch
semicircular arch noun a round arch drawn from a single center

Roman architecture
noun the architecture of ancient Rome

Roman basilica
noun a Roman building used for public administration

Roman building
noun a building constructed by the ancient Romans

Roman calendar
noun the lunar calender in use in ancient Rome; replaced by the Julian calendar in 46 BC

Roman candle
noun a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire

Roman Catholic
Western Church noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

Roman deity
noun a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans

Roman Emperor
Emperor of Rome noun sovereign of the Roman Empire

Roman Empire
noun an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome

roman fleuve
noun a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group

Roman hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis albulus noun hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb

Roman Inquisition
Congregation of the Inquisition noun an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants; `it was the Roman Inquisition that put Galileo on trial`

Roman law
Justinian code noun the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law

Roman Legion
noun a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army

Roman mile
noun an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

Roman mythology
noun the mythology of the ancient Romans

Roman nettle
Urtica pipulifera noun annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers

Roman nose
hooknose noun a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge

Roman numeral
noun a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation

Roman pace
noun an ancient Roman unit of length (4.85 English feet) measured as the distance from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot when next it touches the ground

Roman Republic
noun the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar

Roman times
noun the time period during which Rome dominated Europe

roman type
roman letters noun a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions

Roman wormwood
Corydalis sempervirens noun glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria

Romanal
noun an artificial language

Romance
adjective relating to languages derived from Latin; `Romance languages`

romance
noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

Romanesque
Romanesque architecture noun a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades

Romania
Roumania noun a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe

Romanian
Rumanian adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages; `Romanian folk music`

Romanian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Romania

Romanic
adjective of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); `Roman architecture`; `the old Roman wall`

Romanism
Roman Catholicism noun the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome

Romanov
Romanoff noun the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917

Romansh
Rumansh adjective of or relating to the Romansh language

romantic
romanticist adjective belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; `romantic poetry`

Romanticism
Romantic Movement noun a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; `Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality`

romanticism
noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

romanticist
noun an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism

Romany
Romani adjective of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture; `Romani nomads`; `Romany folk songs`; `a Gypsy fortune-teller`

Rome
noun the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church

Rome Beauty
noun large red apple used primarily for baking

Romeo
noun an ardent male lover

Rommel
Erwin Rommel noun German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)

Romneya
genus Romneya noun one species: matilija poppy

romper
romper suit noun a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers

Ron
Bokkos noun a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

rondeau
rondel noun a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas

rondelet
noun a shorter form of rondeau

rondo
noun a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata

rood screen
noun a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel

roof
noun a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

roof garden
noun a garden on a flat roof of a building

roof peak
noun the highest point of a roof

roofed
adjective covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination); `roofed picnic areas`; `a slate-roofed house`; `palmleaf-roofed huts`

roofer
noun a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs

roofing
noun the craft of a roofer

roofing material
noun building material used in constructing roofs