| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolving, turning |
Synonyms: |
cycle, gyration, reel, revolution, rotation, run, spin, trundling, turn, twirl, undulation, whirl |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cylindrical object |
Synonyms: |
ball, barrel, bobbin, cartouche, coil, cone, convolution, cornucopia, cylinder, fold, reel, rundle, scroll, shell, spiral, spool, trundle, volute, wheel, whorl |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | list, roster |
Synonyms: |
annals, catalog, census, chronicle, directory, head count, index, muster, nose count, register, roll call, schedule, scroll, table |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | growl, reverberation |
Synonyms: |
barrage, boom, booming, clangor, drone, drumbeat, drumming, echoing, grumble, quaver, racket, rat-a-tat, resonance, roar, rumble, rumbling, thunder |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revolve, turn; proceed smoothly |
Synonyms: |
alternate, be in sequence, bowl, circle, circumduct, coil, curve, drape, drive, eddy, elapse, enfold, entwine, envelop, flow, fold, follow, furl, go around, go past, gyrate, gyre, impel, pass, pirouette, pivot, propel, reel, rock, rotate, run, spin, spiral, succeed, swaddle, swathe, swing around, swirl, swivel, trundle, twirl, twist, undulate, wheel, whirl, wind, wrap |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spread out |
Synonyms: |
even, flatten, grind, level, press, pulverize, smooth |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather, pile |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thunder, reverberate |
Synonyms: |
bombinate, boom, cannonade, drum, echo, growl, grumble, hum, pattern, quaver, rattle, re-echo, resound, roar, ruffle, rumble, rustle, sound, trill, whirr |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rock, sway |
Synonyms: |
billow, drift, flow, glide, heave, incline, jibe, lean, lumber, lurch, pitch, ramble, range, reel, roam, rove, run, stagger, stray, surge, swagger, swing, toss, tumble, undulate, waddle, wallow, wave, welter, yaw |
Antonyms: |
stabilize, steady |
| Concept: | [Repeated and protracted sounds] Roll. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
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-nouns
roll; drumming; berloque, bombination, rumbling; tattoo; dingdong; tantara; rataplan; whirr; ratatat; rubadub; pitapat; quaver, clutter, charivari, racket; cuckoo; repetition; peal of bells, devil's tattoo; reverberation.
-verbs
roll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack; bombinate., hum, trill, shake; chime, peal, toll; tick, beat., drum in the ear, din in the ear.
-adjectives
rolling; monotonous (repeated); like a bee in a bottle.
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| Main Entry: | accelerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase speed, timing |
Synonyms: |
advance, drive, dust*, expedite, fire up, forward, further, gun*, hammer on, hasten, hurry, impel, lay a patch, lay rubber, make tracks, nail it, open up, peel rubber, precipitate, put on afterburners, put pedal to metal, quicken, railroad, rev, rev up, roll*, speed up, spur, step on gas, step up, stimulate, tool* |
Antonyms: |
decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down |