Roller
WordNet
noun
(1) A grounder that rolls along the infield
(2) Pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
(3) Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
(4) A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
"A woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
(5) A cylinder that revolves
(6) A small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
(7) A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
WiktionaryText
Noun
- anything that rolls
- any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure
- a heavy rolling device used to flatten the surface of the pitch
- a large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast
- a cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink
- an agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth
- a tumbling pigeon
- any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks
- (also written Roller) a car made by Rolls-Royce
- the police (old blues slang)
- a padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting