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roll

noun as in a revolving, turning

noun as in list, roster

noun as in growl, reverberation

verb as in spread out

verb as in thunder, reverberate

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I think 2014 was my big rock and roll year, and 2015 is gonna be a really good year to hang around the house.

Ragtime, blues, country, jazz, soul, and rock and roll were all pioneered or inspired by black artists.

“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.

In previous decades, hip-hop was something typically preached against, much like rock & roll and heavy metal before it.

Roll the pork over the stuffing, like a jelly roll, until the seam is facing down and the fat back is on top.

If those jaspers flash any part of the roll in the Territory before snowfall, I'll get them.

While you were admiring the long roll of the wave, a sudden spray would be dashed over you, and make you catch your breath!

It reminds me of those snow-balls the boys roll up at home—the crowd gathers as it proceeds!

There a familiar sound met his ears—the roll of a drum followed by an incantation in a quavering, high-pitched voice.

They stood outside the window and the cook passed them their coffee and a roll, which they drank and ate from the window-sill.

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On this page you'll find 349 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to roll, such as: cycle, gyration, reel, revolution, rotation, and run.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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