roller

roller [rōl′ər]

n.

1. a person or thing that rolls (in various senses)

2. any of various rolling cylinders or wheels; specif.,

a) a cylinder of metal, wood, etc. over which something is rolled for easier movement

b) a cylinder on which something is rolled up or wound [the roller of a shade, a hair roller]

c) a heavy cylinder of metal, stone, etc. used to crush or smooth something

d) a cylinder covered with a napped fabric, fixed on a tool with a handle and used for applying paint

e) Printing a cylinder, usually of hard rubber, for spreading ink on the form just before the paper is impressed

3. a long bandage in a roll

4. a heavy, swelling wave that breaks on the shoreline

5. any of various birds that roll (in various senses); specif.,

a) any of a family (Coraciidae) of Old World, tropical coraciiform birds that roll and tumble in flight, as the Eurasian roller ( Coracias garrulus)

b) a canary that rolls, or trills, its notes

adj.

of or having to do with roller skating [roller rink]

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