English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 358 of 430

roll backverb

To return to a prior state.

roll back the yearsverb

To produce a sense of nostalgia.

roll barnoun

A strong U-shaped bar fastened to the frame of a vehicle, such as an off-road vehicle or a race car to protect the driver and passengers from being crushed in the event that the vehicle rolls over.

roll cagenoun

A frame built in or around the driver and passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly if the vehicle rolls over.

roll callnoun

The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.

roll cloudnoun

A low, horizontal, tube-shaped, and relatively rare type of arcus cloud, differing from shelf clouds by being completely detached from other cloud features.

roll coalverb

To emit sooty exhaust fumes from a modified (diesel) engine (fad among anti-environmentalist American truck drivers).

roll deepverb

To travel in a group.

roll downverb

Synonym of wind down.

roll inverb

To arrive casually at a place.

roll in moneyverb

Synonym of roll in wealth.

roll in the aislesverb

To laugh uproariously.

roll in the haynoun

A session of sexual intercourse.

roll in wealthverb

To be very rich.

roll of snownoun

A stolen piece of Irish linen.

roll of the dicenoun

A risky or uncertain attempt to do something, especially in an unfavourable situation.

roll offverb

To spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).

roll off the tongueverb

To proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.

roll one's eyesverb

To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.

roll one's ownverb

To create something of which an analogue is commercially available.

roll one's r'sverb

To make an alveolar trill sound for the letter r.

roll outverb

To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.

roll out the red carpetverb

To extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.

roll oververb

To make a rolling motion or turn.

roll stepverb

To march while playing an instrument by rolling the weight from back to front of the feet, done to stabilize the upper body.

roll the diceverb

To take a chance, particularly a risky attempt.

roll the pitchphrase

Preparing audiences for an unpopular change.

roll the trucksverb

To alert and deploy ARFF emergency vehicles to the scene of an aircraft accident, incident, or emergency landing on or near an airport.

roll tidephrase

An all-purpose term of enthusiasm in support of the University of Alabama football team.

roll upverb

To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.

roll up onverb

To sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.

roll up one's sleevesverb

To prepare to work.

roll up the sidewalksverb

To close all commercial businesses for the day.

roll withverb

To handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).

roll with itverb

To deal with or accept unexpected changes or setbacks and cope with them.

roll with the punchesverb

Alternative form of ride with the punches.

roll-onadj

Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir.

roll-on roll-offadj

Of a form of marine vessel which allows wheeled vehicles to be driven on and off.

roll-playingnoun

An approach to roleplaying games that focuses excessively on numerical scores (such as those obtained by rolling dice) at the expense of character and realism.

roll-to-rolladj

Involving the use of a continuous roll of substrate material that is fed through various processing steps such as printing, coating, or etching.

roll-top desknoun

A desk having a flexible top, made of parallel slats, that rolls away when not needed.

roll-your-ownnoun

A type of cigarette made by the smoker by rolling loose tobacco in a rectangle of paper.

Rollaname

A surname from Italian.

rollabilitynoun

The quality of being rollable.

rollableadj

Capable of rolling or being rolled.

rollaboardnoun

A wheeled suitcase that is carry-on luggage.

rollaboutadj

Fitted with wheels allowing it to be transported from place to place.

rollanditenoun

A orthorhombic mineral containing astatine, hydrogen, oxygen, and copper.

rollatornoun

A walking frame equipped with wheels, especially one designed for the disabled or elderly.

rollawayadj

Having wheels to allow for storage.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter R contains 21,470 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 430 pages, and you are currently viewing page 358. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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