scroll
a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
something, especially an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a spiral or coiled form.
a list, roll, roster, or schedule.
the curved head of a violin or other bowed instrument.
a note, message, or other piece of writing.
to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw.
Computers. to move (text) up, down, or across a display screen, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears.
Computers. to move text vertically or horizontally on a display screen in searching for a particular section, line, etc.
Origin of scroll
1Other words from scroll
- scroll-like, adjective
Words Nearby scroll
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How to use scroll in a sentence
Now you can scroll to the next direction on your recipe without getting batter or sauce all over your device.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Richard Hendriks in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe solution they came up with was the scroll, which let viewers walk through the painting as they unfurled it.
And if you scroll down the complete Midas List, some visible trends begin to emerge.
I was able to scroll through my feed and read nothing but tweets about Ferguson.
Inked onto his ribs is a single rifle bayoneted into the dirt with names listed on a scroll—his dead friends.
War Nostalgia Is Leading Veterans to Places Like Syria. One Went Missing There. | Elliot Ackerman | May 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Even as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneHe knew his cousin, and he had the sensation that an illuminated scroll of fate dangled before his eyes.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonOf the parts the young assistant of Nicolas Amati was allowed to put his individuality to, conspicuously stands the scroll.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickAll the details of scroll carving by Stradivari at this period are marvels of mechanical dexterity of handling.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickHe is here shown seated on a curule chair, wearing a Roman toga, and holding a half open scroll in his hand.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
British Dictionary definitions for scroll
/ (skrəʊl) /
a roll of parchment, paper, etc, usually inscribed with writing
an ancient book in the form of a roll of parchment, papyrus, etc
a decorative carving or moulding resembling a scroll
(as modifier): a scroll saw
(in combination): scrollwork
(tr) to saw into scrolls
to roll up like a scroll
computing to move (text) from right to left or up and down on a screen in order to view text that cannot be contained within a single display image
Origin of scroll
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