English dictionary
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English noun: roller | |||
| 1. | roller (act) a grounder that rolls along the infield | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper | ||
| 2. | roller (event) a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore | ||
| Synonyms | roll, rolling wave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | moving ridge, wave | ||
| 3. | roller (artifact) a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wheel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | caster, castor | ||
| Part meronym | roller skate | ||
| 4. | roller (artifact) a cylinder that revolves | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cylinder | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | garden roller, paint roller, platen, sprocket, trundle | ||
| Part meronym | roller blind | ||
| 5. | roller (artifact) a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it | ||
| Samples | A woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight. | ||
| Synonyms | crimper, curler, hair curler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device | ||
| 6. | roller (animal) Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coraciiform bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Coracias garrulus, European roller, ground roller | ||
| Member meronym | Coraciidae, family Coraciidae | ||
| 7. | roller (animal) pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground | ||
| Synonyms | tumbler, tumbler pigeon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domestic pigeon | ||
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