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  • 21roll-on — roll′ on adj. 1) cvb packaged in a container equipped with a rotating ball that dispenses the liquid content directly: a roll on deodorant[/ex] 2) cvb a roll on preparation • Etymology: 1945–50 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22Roll — Roll, Alfred Philippe, franz. Maler, geb. 10. März 1847 in Paris, begann seine künstlerische Laufbahn als Ornament und Musterzeichner, wurde später Schüler der Ecole des beaux arts unter Gérôme und bildete sich bei Bonnat weiter aus. Er begann… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 23roll-up — UK US /ˈrəʊlʌp/ adjective [before noun] FINANCE ► used to describe a loan on which you do not pay interest while you are paying back the principle (= amount borrowed), but pay it at the end of the period of the loan: »a roll up mortgage …

    Financial and business terms

  • 24roll-on — also .roll on de odorant n a bottle which contains liquid that you rub under your arms in order to stop your ↑sweat from smelling unpleasant …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25roll in — ► roll in informal 1) be received in large amounts. 2) arrive in a casual way in spite of being late. Main Entry: ↑roll …

    English terms dictionary

  • 26roll up — ► roll up informal arrive. Main Entry: ↑roll …

    English terms dictionary

  • 27roll|er — «ROH luhr», noun. 1. a thing that rolls; cylinder on which something is rolled along or rolled up: »The roller for this window shade is broken. The men used logs as rollers to slide the heavy packing cases onto the truck. Many women use rollers… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28roll on …! — ˈroll on…! idiom (BrE, informal) used to say that you want sth to happen or arrive soon • Roll on Friday! Main entry: ↑rollidiom …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29Roll — Roll, Alfred, franz. Maler, geb. 10. März 1847 in Paris; malt derb naturalistische Bilder, so: Streik der Kohlenarbeiter (1880), Schlachtfeldszene (1887, im Luxembourg), Szene auf einer Farm (ebd.), ein figurenreiches Gemälde zum Jubiläum der… …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 30roll on — index proceed (go forward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary