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Idioms for roll
Origin of roll
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English noun (in senses referring to rolled or round objects): “scroll, inscribed scroll, register, cylindrical object,” from Old French ro(u)lle, from Latin rotulus, rotula “small wheel,” diminutive of rota “wheel”; (in senses referring to motion) derivative of the verb; Middle English verb rollen, from Old French rol(l)er, from assumed Vulgar Latin rotulāre, derivative of Latin rotulus, rotula; see origin at rotate1, see -ule
synonym study for roll
42. See list1.
OTHER WORDS FROM roll
roll·a·ble, adjectivere·roll, verbun·roll·a·ble, adjectivewell-rolled, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH roll
role, rollWords nearby roll
role strain, rolf, Rolfe, Rolfing, Rolf Kraki, roll, Rolla, Rolland, roll-around, rollatini, rollaway
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British Dictionary definitions for roll
roll
/ (rəʊl) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for roll
C14 rollen, from Old French roler, from Latin rotulus a little wheel, from rota a wheel
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Idioms and Phrases with roll
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