What does ROLLER mean?
Definitions for ROLLER
ˈroʊ lərroller
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ROLLER.
Princeton's WordNet
rollernoun
a grounder that rolls along the infield
roller, roll, rolling wavenoun
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
rollernoun
a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
rollernoun
a cylinder that revolves
curler, hair curler, roller, crimpernoun
a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
"a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
rollernoun
Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeonnoun
pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
Wiktionary
rollernoun
anything that rolls
rollernoun
any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure
rollernoun
a heavy rolling device used to flatten the surface of the pitch
rollernoun
a large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast
rollernoun
a cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink
rollernoun
an agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth
rollernoun
a bread or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (cf. Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon, English Short Faced Tumbler, English Long Faced Tumbler)
rollernoun
any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks
rollernoun
(also written Roller) a car made by Rolls-Royce
rollernoun
the police (old blues slang)
rollernoun
a padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting
rollernoun
A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits.
Rollernoun
A Rolls-Royce car
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wikipedia
Roller
Roller is a hard rock song written by Myles Goodwyn and recorded by Canadian rock band April Wine for their 1978 studio album First Glance. The song peaked at number 24 on the RPM 100 Singles chart in Canada and number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, becoming their first American hit since 1972. The song was instantly popular in North America, and helped April Wine regain international popular, as it was their first hit song outside of Canada since 1972's "You Could Have Been a Lady", after a decade of success limited to Canada. "Roller" has remained a live staple and one of the band's most popular songs, and has become a staple of classic rock radio in Canada and the United States.
ChatGPT
roller
A roller is a cylindrical or spherical object that revolves or is rotated, often used as a part or device to facilitate movement or to perform a specific function. This can include anything from a rolling pin used in baking, a paint roller used in painting, components in machinery, or even a type of small wheel fitted to furniture or equipment to make them movable. In certain contexts, a roller can also refer to a roller coaster or a type of bird.
Webster Dictionary
Rollernoun
one who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts
Rollernoun
a bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery
Rollernoun
one of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather
Rollernoun
a long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel
Rollernoun
a cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them
Rollernoun
a long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man
Rollernoun
a small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc
Rollernoun
aNy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix
Rollernoun
any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight
Rollernoun
any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae
Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]
Wikidata
Roller
The rollers are an Old World family, Coraciidae, of near passerine birds. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. Rollers resemble crows in size and build, and share the colourful appearance of kingfishers and bee-eaters, blues and pinkish or cinnamon browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but not the outer one. They are mainly insect eaters, with Eurystomus species taking their prey on the wing, and those of the genus Coracias diving from a perch to catch food items from on the ground, like giant shrikes. Although living rollers are birds of warm climates in the Old World, fossil records show that rollers were present in North America during the Eocene. They are monogamous and nest in an unlined hole in a tree or in masonry, and lay 2–4 eggs in the tropics, 3–6 at higher latitudes. The eggs, which are white, hatch after 17–20 days, and the young remain in the nest for approximately another 30 days.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
roller
A mighty oceanic swell said to precurse the northers of the Atlantic, and felt in great violence at Tristan d'Acunha, where H.M.S. Lily foundered with all hands in consequence, and several vessels at St. Helena have been driven from their anchors and wrecked. These waves roll in from the north, and do not break till they reach soundings, when they evince terrific power, rising from 5 to 15 feet above the usual level of the waters. A connection with volcanoes has been suggested as a cause.
Suggested Resources
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ROLLER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roller is ranked #4492 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Roller surname appeared 7,894 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Roller.
91.1% or 7,197 total occurrences were White.
2.2% or 176 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.1% or 170 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 164 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 129 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.7% or 58 total occurrences were Asian.
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Anagrams for ROLLER »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ROLLER in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ROLLER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of ROLLER in a Sentence
How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?
Discovery Channel star Dave Turin:
We hit an all-time low, it was the worst low I have experienced in gold-mining in the middle of the season. But it gets better, we make a comeback. It’s a huge roller-coaster ride that we are taking the viewers on.
It is going to be a roller coaster ride.
It's been a heck of a roller coaster and a... nightmare.
We've been silent for a long time and we've decided that we finally want to break the silence, it's been an emotional roller coaster, but we feel like we can finally take our first steps in healing, which is a blessing.
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Translations for ROLLER
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- أسطوانةArabic
- чIобChechen
- Tümmlertaube, Ostpreußischer Werfer, Orientalische Rollertaube, Orientalischer Roller, Roller, Werfer, Racke, Rollertaube, TümmlerGerman
- rodillo, carracaSpanish
- pyörittäjä, lopputekstit, sininärhi, jyrä, tela, rulla, vikellysvyö, maininki, RollsFinnish
- rollier, rouleauFrench
- csörgőmadár, szalakótaHungarian
- rúllaIcelandic
- cavalloneItalian
- cylindroLatin
- gáagii naashchʼąąʼígííNavajo, Navaho
- колёсико, ва́лик, вал, ро́лик, ту́рман, буру́н, сизоворо́нкаRussian
- zlatovranaSerbo-Croatian
- rollerSwedish
- korak, jikorakül, hikorakül, korakül, jikorak, hikorakVolapük
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