roller has definitions from the fields of baseball,zoology
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[ noun ] (baseball) a grounder that rolls along the infield

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Chuck_Hinton tripled to the rightfield corner , Cliff_Cook and Dan_Pavletich singled and Gaines ' infielder roller accounted_for the tallies .

Related terms

grounder

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[ noun ] a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it

Examples

"a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"

Related terms

mechanical_device wind

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4168
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[ noun ] a cylinder that revolves

Synonyms

roll

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[ noun ] a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Synonyms

roll rolling_wave

Related terms

wave undulate

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[ noun ] a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)

Related terms

wheel caster roller_skate

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[ noun ] (zoology) Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
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[ noun ] (zoology) pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

Related terms

domestic_pigeon tumble

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