A roller is a cylinder that turns round in a machine or device.
2. countable noun
Rollers are hollow tubes that you roll your hair around in order to make it curly.
roller in British English
(ˈrəʊlə)
noun
1.
a cylinder having an absorbent surface and a handle, used for spreading paint
2. Also called: garden roller
a heavy cast-iron cylinder or pair of cylinders on an axle to which a handle is attached; used for flattening lawns
3.
a long heavy wave of the sea, advancing towards the shore
Compare breaker1 (sense 2)
4.
a hardened cylinder of precision-ground steel that forms one of the rolling components of a roller bearing or of a linked driving chain
5.
a cylinder fitted on pivots, used to enable heavy objects to be easily moved; castor
6. printing
a cylinder, usually of hard rubber, used to ink a forme or plate before impression
7.
a cylindrical tube or barrel onto which material is rolled for transport or storage
8.
any of various other cylindrical devices that rotate about a cylinder, used for any of various purposes
9.
a small cylinder, esp one that is heated, onto which a woman's hair may be rolledto make it curl
10. medicine
a bandage consisting of a long strip of muslin or cheesecloth rolled tightly into a cylindrical form before application
11.
a band fastened around a horse's belly to keep a blanket in position
12.
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)
13. (often capital)
a variety of tumbler pigeon that performs characteristic backward somersaults in flight
14.
a breed of canary that has a soft trilling song in which the notes are run together
15.
a person or thing that rolls
16. Australian
a person who rolls and trims fleeces after shearing
17. short for roadroller, steamroller
18. short for roller caption
roller in American English
(ˈroʊlər)
noun
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 thepaper 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
adjective
6.
of or having to do with roller skating
roller rink
SIMILAR WORDS: wave
Examples of 'roller' in a sentence
roller
In it they speak candidly about their childhoods, troubles that they encountered at school and their roller coaster love lives.
The Sun (2016)
He said:'We rode the roller coaster and we survived by sheer heart and courage.
The Sun (2016)
Plus, the Chinese have used gold massage rollers to smooth away wrinkles and brighten skin for centuries.
The Sun (2016)
She will use the roller while you use the paint brush.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
It has been an absolute emotional roller coaster.
The Sun (2012)
Or perhaps you could open a roller disco.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This motion is using the brush like a hair roller.
The Sun (2010)
Here we meet four women who say their lives have been changed by roller derby.
The Sun (2013)
His life was an emotional roller coaster ride.
Christianity Today (2000)
She sets her hair with hot rollers.
The Sun (2012)
Do they actually go out with the rollers in the hair?
The Sun (2011)
It is a luxury car service that can make anyone with a mobile phone feel like a high roller.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Older ones get a roller disco.
The Sun (2013)
Farther on is a roller disco.
The Sun (2015)
The farmer's son suffered head injuries when the heavy roller ran over him.
The Sun (2007)
Who needs what looks like a paint roller covered in tiny needles, and why?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He felt the pitch had become flatter after use of the heavy roller and that he was batting as well as he can.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Here's one for the high rollers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If you want to be really authentic, use rollers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Then put your hair in large hot rollers or use Velcro rollers and blast with the dryer before allowing to cool.
The Sun (2012)
Easy money, high rollers and the great credit crash 224pp.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
I used to be kind of shy but there's no way you can be like that while you are playing roller derby.
The Sun (2013)
Summer sheets are generally made of cotton - note the sponge under the roller to keep undue pressure off the horse's spine.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
Under new ECB regulations this season, sides are permitted to employ the heavy roller again between innings.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Word lists with
roller
bird, Tack and equipment and their parts
In other languages
roller
British English: roller /ˈrəʊlə/ NOUN
A roller is a cylinder that turns round in a machine or device.
American English: roller
Arabic: أُسْطُوَانَة
Brazilian Portuguese: rolo
Chinese: 滚筒
Croatian: valjak
Czech: váleček kolečko
Danish: tromle
Dutch: roller
European Spanish: rodillo
Finnish: rulla
French: rouleau
German: Walze
Greek: μπικουτί
Italian: bigodino
Japanese: ローラー
Korean: 굴림대
Norwegian: valse
Polish: wałek
European Portuguese: rolo
Romanian: cilindru
Russian: валик
Latin American Spanish: rodillo
Swedish: vals
Thai: เครื่องบดถนน
Turkish: silindir
Ukrainian: ролик
Vietnamese: trục lăn
All related terms of 'roller'
hair roller
a small Velcro cylinder used for rolling up and curling or styling the hair
high roller
High rollers are people who are very rich and who spend money in an extravagant or risky way , especially by gambling.
Holy Roller
a member of a sect that expresses religious fervour in an ecstatic or frenzied way
ink roller
a roller impregnated with ink used in printing
road roller
a person who rolls roads
roller mill
A roller mill is a machine for reducing the size of something by passing it between cylinders which rotate .
roller rink
a rink for roller-skating
garden roller
a cylinder having an absorbent surface and a handle , used for spreading paint
paint roller
a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle , that is rolled in a trough of paint and then over the surface to be painted
roller blind
a blind consisting of a length of fabric rolled around a pole and fitted to the top of a window
roller chain
a chain for transmitting power in which each link consists of two free-moving rollers held in position by pins connected to sideplates
roller derby
a race on roller skates , esp one involving aggressive tactics
roller skate
Roller-skates are shoes with four small wheels on the bottom .
roller towel
a towel with the two ends sewn together, hung on a roller
stone roller
a small silvery freshwater cyprinid fish, Campostoma anomalum, of the eastern US, having a narrow black stripe on the dorsal and anal fins
tandem roller
a type of roadroller in which the front and back wheels consist of rollers of about the same diameter
roller bandage
a long bandage rolled into a cylinder
roller bearing
a bearing in which a shaft runs on a number of hardened-steel rollers held within a cage
roller caption
caption lettering that moves progressively up or across the picture , as for showing the credits at the end of a programme
roller coaster
A roller-coaster is a small railway at a fair that goes up and down steep slopes fast and that people ride on for pleasure or excitement .
roller-skating
the act of moving on roller skates
roller cone bit
A roller cone bit is a tool used for crushing rock, which has three cones that rotate , with attached hardened metal teeth which break the rock into small pieces.
emotional roller coaster
a situation or experience that alternates between making you feel excited, exhilarated , or happy and making you feel sad , disappointed , or desperate
tapered roller bearing
a rolling bearing that uses tapered rollers running in coned races and is able to accept axial thrust as well as providing shaft location
dandy roll
a light roller used in the manufacture of certain papers to produce watermarks
jack towel
a towel with the two ends sewn together, hung on a roller
rollerblader
someone who skates using Rollerblades
skate
Skates are ice-skates.
steamroll
a steam-powered vehicle with heavy rollers at the front and rear used for compressing road surfaces during road-making
steamroller
A steamroller is a large, heavy vehicle with wide , solid metal wheels , which is used to make the surface of a road flat . In the past steamrollers were powered by steam .
rollerblading
the act of skating using Rollerblades
big dipper
A big dipper is a fairground ride that carries people up and down steep slopes on a narrow railway at high speed.
rock and roll
Rock and roll is a kind of popular music developed in the 1950s which has a strong beat and is played on electrical instruments .
Chinese translation of 'roller'
roller
(ˈrəuləʳ)
n(c)
(in machine) 滚(滾)筒 (gǔntǒng)
(for moving heavy object) 滚(滾)轮(輪) (gǔnlún)
(for lawn) 辗(輾)草坪机(機) (niǎn cǎopíng jī)
(for road) 轧(軋)路机(機) (yàlùjī)
(for hair) 卷(捲)发(髮)筒 (juǎnfàtǒng)
All related terms of 'roller'
roller coaster
( at funfair ) 过(過)山车(車) guòshānchē [ 辆(輛) liàng ]