roller
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
roller/ˈrəʊlə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a cylinder that rotates about a central axis and is used in various machines and devices to move, flatten, or spread something.
- 2 a small cylinder around which hair is rolled in order to produce curls.
- 3 (also roller bandage) a long surgical bandage rolled up for convenient application.
- 4 a long swelling wave that appears to roll steadily towards the shore.
- 5 a brightly coloured crow-sized bird, predominantly blue and having a characteristic tumbling display flight. [Coracias garrulus and other species.]
- 6 a breed of tumbler pigeon.
- 7 a breed of canary with a trilling song.
'roller' also found in these Oxford entries:
big dipper
- blind
- coaster
- curler
- cylinder
- dollarbird
- high roller
- holy roller
- in-line skate
- lap
- leaf roller
- pangolin
- platen
- race
- ride
- rink
- roadroller
- rock and roll
- roll
- roller bearing
- roller blind
- roller coaster
- roller skate
- roller towel
- runner
- skate
- squeegee
- steamroller
- switchback
- tool
- trundle
- wince
