rolls

Dinner table bread

Rolls is the third-person singular and plural of roll.

Something rolls when it moves by turning over, like a ball or wheel: The marble rolls across the floor.

Paper, fabric, or film wound around itself forms a roll.

A roll is also a small rounded bread: dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls.

To be on a roll is to experience a streak of success.

A roll call is a reading of names to check attendance.

Heads will roll threatens punishment.

bread

buns

Soft bread rolls

ciabatta · pumpernickel · rye · pretzel · brioche · kaiser · hoagie · submarine · dinner · wholegrain

movement

tumble

Uncontrolled rolling descent

  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • rotateTurn about an axis
  • wheelRotating circular frame

pivot · swivel · revolve · turn · trundle · wobble · barrel · somersault · forward · log

list

roster

List of members

  • registerRecord officially; vocal range
  • scrollWound document of parchment
  • censusOfficial population count

muster · attendance · payroll · honor · electoral · membership · inventory · ledger · record · catalogue

sound

thunder

Storm's acoustic aftermath

reverberate · echo · resonate · timpani · snare · cadence · tattoo · flourish · fanfare · percussion

film

camera

Image capturing device

take · director · cinematography · footage · reel · motion · tracking · dolly · credits

dice

throw

Propel by arm motion

  • tossLight, casual throw
  • castPerformers, throw, or splint
  • gamingInteractive electronic entertainment

tabletop · craps · backgammon · chance · luck · random · boxcars · tumble · clatter · cup

fabric

bolt

Threaded rod for nuts

  • textileMaterial from woven fibers
  • linenFlax-derived textile
  • silkFine woven insect fiber

cotton · wool · velvet · tulle · upholstery · drapery · sewing · yardage · unfurl · wallpaper

Categories
Opposites
motion type

rollsstops

Ceases to continue

halts · stalls · freezes · stays · slides

bread form

rollsloaves

Shaped bread portions

sliced bread · baguettes · flatbreads · crackers · pita

vehicle motion

rollsstops

Ceases to continue

brakes · parks · stalls · breaks down · dies

Phrases
Family

roll, rolled, rolling, roller, unroll, enroll, rollers, enrollment, enrolled

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G