| 1. | a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, esp. one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament. |
| 2. | something, esp. an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a spiral or coiled form. |
| 3. | a list, roll, roster, or schedule. |
| 4. | (in Japanese and Chinese art) a painting or text on silk or paper that is either displayed on a wall (hanging scroll) or held by the viewer (hand scroll) and is rolled up when not in use. Compare kakemono, makimono. |
| 5. | the curved head of a violin or other bowed instrument. |
| 6. | a note, message, or other piece of writing. |
| 7. | to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw. |
| 8. | Computers. to move (text) up, down, or across a display screen, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears. |
| 9. | Computers. to move text vertically or horizontally on a display screen in searching for a particular section, line, etc. |