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  • 81roll — English has two words roll, both of which go back ultimately to Latin rotulus ‘small wheel’, a diminutive form of rota ‘wheel’ (source of English rotate, rotund, round, etc). This passed via Old French rolle into English as roll ‘rolledup… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 82roll — v 1. revolve, rotate, bowl, trundle, troll, tumble, somersault, somerset, turn, go around; (all of a vessel) pitch, lurch, haw, swing, toss, rock, incline, sway, lean; spin, gyrate, whirl, pivot, pirouette, wheel, reel, swirl, twirl, twiddle. 2.… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 83roll-on — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms roll on : singular roll on plural roll ons a bottle containing something such as deodorant that you put on your skin using the ball at its opening …

    English dictionary

  • 84roll-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms roll up : singular roll up plural roll ups British informal a cigarette that you make yourself …

    English dictionary

  • 85roll-on — {{#}}{{LM R46249}}{{〓}} {{[}}roll on{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Envase que consta de una bola para aplicar el contenido sobre la superficie deseada. {{★}}{{\}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{/}} [rolón]. {{★}}{{\}}ORTOGRAFÍA:{{/}} Por ser un… …

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  • 86roll — English has two words roll, both of which go back ultimately to Latin rotulus ‘small wheel’, a diminutive form of rota ‘wheel’ (source of English rotate, rotund, round, etc). This passed via Old French rolle into English as roll ‘rolledup… …

    Word origins

  • 87roll — See: GET THE BALL ROLLING, KEEP THE BALL ROLLING, ROCK N ROLL OT ROCK AND ROLL …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 88roll — See: GET THE BALL ROLLING, KEEP THE BALL ROLLING, ROCK N ROLL OT ROCK AND ROLL …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 89Roll-in — A Roll in is an advertisement or promotion that precedes core video or audio content presented in the same packaging as the core content. Roll ins are being used increasingly as a method for getting advertising revenue from embeddable online… …

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  • 90roll-on — 1. adjective Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir. 2. noun a) A type of corset which is rolled on to the body. Roll ons and lastex corsets in tube form were a lighter type of corset mostly worn …

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