Antonyms for roller


Grammar : Noun
Spell : roh-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊ lər


Definition of roller

Origin :
  • late 13c., "thing that rolls;" early 15c., "rolling pin," agent noun from roll (v.). Meaning "hair-curler" is attested from 1795. Roller derby is from 1936 (see derby); roller hockey from 1926. Disparaging religious term holy roller is attested from 1842, American English, from the alleged rolling in the church aisles done by those in the Spirit.
  • As in wave : noun sea surf, current
  • As in wheel : noun circle, revolution
  • As in billow : noun surging mass
  • As in ground ball : noun baseball hit on the ground
  • As in surf : noun waves
  • As in drag bunt : noun bunt made while moving to first base
  • As in breaker : noun large wave
  • As in curtain : noun window covering
Example sentences :
  • Such is said to have been the origin of roller printing on calico.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • She swung sideways on a roller, and gesticulated with her jib-boom from port to starboard.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • He was named in meeting; the name tossed from roller to roller.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • A roller broke over the boat, and left a foot of water in the bottom.
  • Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace
  • The cloth is dyed by means of passing over a roller into a dye vat.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • From there he leaped to the top of the roller towel, but horrors!
  • Extract from : « Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier » by Frances Trego Montgomery
  • Vi and Sadie had not even time to kick off their roller skates.
  • Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
  • Maurice and Neal lifted her stern on to a roller and dragged her towards the sea.
  • Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
  • They seized her by the gunwale, raised her and laid her keel on a roller.
  • Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham
  • The roller passed on, leaving him still firmly clutching the wreck.
  • Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for roller

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