roller

a cylinder having an absorbent surface and a handle, used for spreading paint

Also calledgarden roller a heavy cast-iron cylinder or pair of cylinders on an axle to which a handle is attached; used for flattening lawns

a long heavy wave of the sea, advancing towards the shore Compare breaker 1

a hardened cylinder of precision-ground steel that forms one of the rolling components of a roller bearing or of a linked driving chain

a cylinder fitted on pivots, used to enable heavy objects to be easily moved; castor

printing a cylinder, usually of hard rubber, used to ink a forme or plate before impression

a cylindrical tube or barrel onto which material is rolled for transport or storage

any of various other cylindrical devices that rotate about a cylinder, used for any of various purposes

a small cylinder, esp one that is heated, onto which a woman's hair may be rolled to make it curl

med a bandage consisting of a long strip of muslin or cheesecloth rolled tightly into a cylindrical form before application

a band fastened around a horse's belly to keep a blanket in position

any of various Old World birds of the family Coraciidae , such as Coracias garrulus ( European roller ), that have a blue, green, and brown plumage, a slightly hooked bill, and an erratic flight: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)

often capital a variety of tumbler pigeon that performs characteristic backward somersaults in flight

a breed of canary that has a soft trilling song in which the notes are run together

a person or thing that rolls

a man who rolls and trims fleeces after shearing

short for roadroller steamroller

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