scroll
[ skrohl ]
/ skroʊl /
noun
verb (used with object)
to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw.
Computers. to move (text) up, down, or across a display screen, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears.
verb (used without object)
Computers. to move text vertically or horizontally on a display screen in searching for a particular section, line, etc.
Words nearby scroll
scrofula, scrofuloderma, scrofulous, scrog, scroggin, scroll, scroll bone, scroll foot, scroll saw, scrollhead, scrollwork
Origin of scroll
OTHER WORDS FROM scroll
scroll-like, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for scroll
scroll
/ (skrəʊl) /
noun
a roll of parchment, paper, etc, usually inscribed with writing
an ancient book in the form of a roll of parchment, papyrus, etc
- a decorative carving or moulding resembling a scroll
- (as modifier)a scroll saw
- (in combination)scrollwork
verb
(tr) to saw into scrolls
to roll up like a scroll
computing to move (text) from right to left or up and down on a screen in order to view text that cannot be contained within a single display image
Word Origin for scroll
C15 scrowle, from scrowe, from Old French escroe scrap of parchment, but also influenced by roll
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