roller

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1. roller - Noun

2. roller - Verb

Meaning

One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts.

A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery.

One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.

A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel.

A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.

A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man.

ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.

Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.

Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae.

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How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter. Woody Allen

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

They're a typical Hollywood audience. All the kids are on drugs and all the adults are on roller skates. Eric Idle

When I was a kid my dad would say, "Emo, do you believe in the Lord?" I'd say, "Yes!" He'd say, "Then stand up and shout Hallelujah!" So I would ... and I'd fall out of the roller coaster. Emo Philips

I'm not sure I always feel like I'm in the seat. Sometimes I'm only holding on by one hand and flying out behind the roller coaster. I don't know anybody who doesn't feel that way. David Morse

I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a casino in Nevada. Tia Carrere

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