roller

Spinning flattening tube

A roller is a cylinder that rotates, used for flattening, spreading, or moving things: a paint roller, a road roller, a hair roller.

Rollers under heavy objects allow them to be moved.

A roller is also a long, heavy wave that breaks on a shore.

In birds, a roller is a brightly colored species known for its tumbling flight displays.

machinery

cylinder

Circular-based solid form

  • drumStruck percussion cylinder
  • conveyorMechanism that transports items
  • bearingPosture or orientation

printing press · laminator · wringer · mill · industrial

agriculture

crimper

Hair-texturizing device

  • hayDried feed crop
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • fieldArea of specialty

crop · soil · seedbed · flatten · smooth · compaction · drum · weighted · lawn · turf

skating

skate

Gliding boot or flatfish

  • inlineArranged in sequence
  • rinkEnclosed skating surface
  • quadEnclosed campus lawn

wheel · artistic · speed skating · bearings · trucks · toe stop · sidewalk · ramp · halfpipe

bird

canary

Yellow caged songbird

flight · pigeon · breed · tumbling · aerial · aviary · ornamental · domestic · breeding

textile

printing

Reproducing text mechanically

dye · cylinder · rotary · calender · mangle · flatwork · wringing · pressing · finishing

hair

curler

Hair-waving cylinder

waves · ringlets · salon · styling · blowout · perm · pin curls · bobby pins · thermal · ceramic

coaster

amusement park

Recreational attraction complex

track · screaming · hill · twist · corkscrew · inversion · wooden · steel · theme park · queue

paint

brush

Bristled cleaning tool

  • trayShallow portable platform
  • napBrief daytime rest
  • latexMilky plant-derived polymer

primer · extension pole · edger · sleeve · frame · handle · coating · application · wall · ceiling

massage

muscle

Contractile body tissue

knots · tension · IT band · mobility · flexibility · deep tissue · physical therapy · stretching · warm-up · cool-down

Categories
Opposites
motion type

rollerslider

Adjustable interface element

skid · brake · anchor · block · stop

movement vs. fixedness

rolleranchor

Secures ships to seabed

stopper · block · chock · brake · clamp

surface treatment function

rollerbrush

Bristled cleaning tool

dabber · sponge · sprayer · stippler · palette knife

Phrases
Family

roll, rolled, rolling, rollers, rolling pin, roller coaster, rollercoaster, roller coasters, roller skates

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G