Synonyms and Antonyms of roll

synonym (synonym of roll)

(noun.event)
axial motion, axial rotation
rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)
(noun.communication)
roster
a list of names (noun.communication)
(noun.event)
roller, rolling wave
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event)
(noun.shape)
coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)
(noun.possession)
bankroll
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) (noun.possession)
(noun.food)
bun
small rounded bread either plain or sweet (noun.food)
(noun.event)
peal, pealing, rolling
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) (noun.event)
(noun.event)
drum roll, paradiddle
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously (noun.event)
(noun.communication)
scroll
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (noun.communication)
(noun.act)
cast
the act of throwing dice (noun.act)
(noun.act)
bowl
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) (noun.act)
(verb.motion)
turn over
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
wheel
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle (verb.motion)
(verb.stative)
undulate
occur in soft rounded shapes (verb.stative)
(verb.contact)
roll out
flatten or spread with a roller (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
twine, wind, wrap
arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)
(verb.possession)
hustle, pluck
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb.possession)
(verb.motion)
flap, undulate, wave
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
revolve
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)
(verb.change)
seethe
boil vigorously (verb.change)
(verb.change)
roll up
show certain properties when being rolled (verb.change)

antonym (antonym of roll)

(verb.contact)
unroll, unwind, wind off
reverse the winding or twisting of (verb.contact)

also (also)

(verb.change)
roll up, wrap up
form a cylinder by rolling (verb.change)
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

roll over
make a rolling motion or turn (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
avalanche, roll down
gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow (verb.motion)

hypernym (roll IS A KIND OF .... relation)

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (noun.communication)

holograph, manuscript
handwritten book or document (noun.communication)
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude (noun.act)

airplane maneuver, flight maneuver
a maneuver executed by an aircraft (noun.act)
a list of names (noun.communication)

list, listing
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) (noun.communication)
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event)

moving ridge, wave
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (noun.event)
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) (noun.possession)

cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource
assets in the form of money (noun.possession)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)

round shape
a shape that is curved and without sharp angles (noun.shape)
anything rolled up in cylindrical form (noun.artifact)

cylinder
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) (noun.shape)
arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
begin operating or running (verb.contact)

function, go, operate, run, work
perform as expected when applied (verb.contact)
boil vigorously (verb.change)

boil, churn, moil, roil
be agitated (verb.motion)
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound (verb.perception)

go, sound
make a certain noise or sound (verb.perception)
execute a roll, in tumbling (verb.body)

tumble
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully (verb.body)
flatten or spread with a roller (verb.contact)

flatten
make flat or flatter (verb.change)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)

go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

turn
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)

move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)
move, rock, or sway from side to side (verb.motion)

rock, shake, sway
move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion)
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light (noun.artifact)

film, photographic film
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies (noun.artifact)
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ (verb.communication)

articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (verb.communication)
rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)

gyration, revolution, rotation
a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb.possession)

steal
take without the owner's consent (verb.possession)
shape by rolling (verb.change)

form, shape
give shape or form to (verb.change)
show certain properties when being rolled (verb.change)

change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)
small rounded bread either plain or sweet (noun.food)

bread, breadstuff, staff of life
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked (noun.food)
take the shape of a roll or cylinder (verb.change)

change form, change shape, deform
assume a different shape or form (verb.change)
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) (noun.act)

actuation, propulsion
the act of propelling (noun.act)
the act of throwing dice (noun.act)

throw
casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly (noun.act)
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously (noun.event)

sound, sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event)
walking with a swaying gait (noun.act)

gait
a person's manner of walking (noun.act)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF roll relation)

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (noun.communication)

megillah
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
torah
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services (noun.communication)
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude (noun.act)

barrel roll
a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course (noun.act)
(noun.act)
snap roll
a fast roll (noun.act)
a list of names (noun.communication)

batting order, card, lineup
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
death-roll
a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
muster roll
a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
church roll
a list of the members of church (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
rota
a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
waiting list
a roster of those waiting to obtain something (noun.communication)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)

corolla
(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth (noun.plant)
(noun.plant)
calyx
(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developi more.. (noun.plant)
(noun.shape)
verticil
a whorl of leaves growing around a stem (noun.shape)
anything rolled up in cylindrical form (noun.artifact)

bolt
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
rouleau
a roll of coins wrapped in paper (noun.artifact)
arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

spool
wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
reel
wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
ball
form into a ball by winding or rolling (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
clew, clue
roll into a ball (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
coil, curl, loop
wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact)
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)

transit
revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction (verb.motion)
flatten or spread with a roller (verb.contact)

cog
roll steel ingots (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
mill
roll out (metal) with a rolling machine (verb.contact)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)

maunder
wander aimlessly (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
gad, gallivant, jazz around
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure (verb.motion)
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle (verb.motion)

bowl
roll (a ball) (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
troll
cause to move round and round (verb.motion)
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

rim
roll around the rim of (verb.motion)
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)

luff
flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion)
rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)

wallow
an indolent or clumsy rolling about (noun.event)
small rounded bread either plain or sweet (noun.food)

tea bread
sweetened buns to be eaten with tea (noun.food)
(noun.food)
frankfurter bun, hotdog bun
a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter (noun.food)
(noun.food)
hamburger bun, hamburger roll
a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty (noun.food)
(noun.food)
brioche
a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet (noun.food)
(noun.food)
crescent roll, croissant
very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll (noun.food)
(noun.food)
hard roll, vienna roll
yeast-raised roll with a hard crust (noun.food)
(noun.food)
soft roll
yeast-raised roll with a soft crust (noun.food)
(noun.food)
kaiser roll
rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center (noun.food)
(noun.food)
parker house roll
yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking (noun.food)
(noun.food)
clover-leaf roll
yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan (noun.food)
(noun.food)
onion roll
yeast-raised roll flavored with onion (noun.food)
(noun.food)
coffee roll, sweet roll
any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze (noun.food)
(noun.food)
bagel, beigel
(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust (noun.food)
the act of throwing dice (noun.act)

natural
(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake (noun.act)

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF roll relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (noun.communication)

dead sea scrolls
(Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s (noun.communication)

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) (noun.act)

bowling
the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc (noun.act)
the act of throwing dice (noun.act)

craps
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must more.. (noun.act)

verb group (roll is verb group of ....)

cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)

roll, turn over
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)

drift, err, stray
wander from a direct course or at random (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
wander
go via an indirect route or at no set pace (verb.motion)
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

revolve, roll
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)
show certain properties when being rolled (verb.change)

roll up, wrap up
form a cylinder by rolling (verb.change)
(verb.change)
furl, roll up
form into a cylinder by rolling (verb.change)

derivation (.... is derived from roll)

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) (noun.event)

peal, ring
sound loudly and sonorously (verb.perception)
(verb.perception)
peal
ring recurrently (verb.perception)
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (noun.communication)

scroll
move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen (verb.change)
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event)

flap, roll, undulate, wave
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)

curl, curve, kink
form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
(verb.contact)
roll, roll out
flatten or spread with a roller (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
coil, curl, loop
wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact)
(verb.motion)
coil, gyrate, spiral
to wind or move in a spiral course (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
curl, curl up, draw in
shape one's body into a curl (verb.motion)
(verb.stative)
roll, undulate
occur in soft rounded shapes (verb.stative)
arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

crimper, curler, hair curler, roller
a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
winder
mechanical device around which something can be wound (noun.artifact)
(noun.event)
axial motion, axial rotation, roll
rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound (verb.perception)

drum roll, paradiddle, roll
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously (noun.event)
(noun.event)
peal, pealing, roll, rolling
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) (noun.event)
execute a roll, in tumbling (verb.body)

axial motion, axial rotation, roll, axial motion, axial rotation, roll
rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)

meander, ramble
an aimless amble on a winding course (noun.act)
(noun.act)
roving, vagabondage, wandering
travelling about without any clear destination (noun.act)
(noun.act)
drifting
aimless wandering from place to place (noun.act)
(noun.animal)
stray
an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) (noun.animal)
(noun.object)
vagabond
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place (noun.object)
(noun.person)
hiker, tramp, tramper
a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) (noun.person)
(noun.person)
rambler
a person who takes long walks in the country (noun.person)
(noun.person)
straggler, strayer
someone who strays or falls behind (noun.person)
(noun.person)
drifter, floater, vagabond, vagrant
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support (noun.person)
(noun.person)
bird of passage, roamer, rover, wanderer
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life (noun.person)
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle (verb.motion)

rolling, wheeling
propelling something on wheels (noun.act)
(noun.artifact)
wheel
a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) (noun.artifact)
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

roller
a cylinder that revolves (noun.artifact)
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)

wave
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (noun.act)
(noun.event)
undulation, wave
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event)
(noun.event)
roll, roller, rolling wave
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event)
(noun.event)
undulation
wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves (noun.event)
(noun.event)
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
the motion made by flapping up and down (noun.event)
occur in soft rounded shapes (verb.stative)

coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)
rotary motion of an object around its own axis (noun.event)

roll, twine, wind, wrap
arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)
(verb.motion)
roll, turn over
move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
revolve, roll
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
roll, wheel
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle (verb.motion)
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb.possession)

hustler, operator, wheeler dealer
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (noun.person)
(noun.person)
floozie, floozy, hooker, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker
a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (noun.person)
shape by rolling (verb.change)

coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl, coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)
the act of throwing dice (noun.act)

cast, draw
choose at random (verb.competition)
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously (noun.event)

roll
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound (verb.perception)

domain category (roll is domain category of ....)

a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) (noun.possession)

business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects (noun.act)

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derivation (.... is derived from roll)

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