Толковый словарь английского языка - roller
Roller
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I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a revolving cylinder over or on which something is moved or which is used to press, shape, spread, or smooth something, a cylinder or rod on which something (as a shade) is rolled up, 2. a long heavy ocean wave, tumbler 1b, one that rolls or performs a rolling operation, a slowly rolling ground ball, II. noun see: roll Date: 1678 any of various mostly brightly colored nonpasserine Old World birds (family Coraciidae) that perform rolling aerial dives during courtship displays, a canary having a song in which the notes are soft and run together
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n. 1 a a hard revolving cylinder for smoothing the ground, spreading ink or paint, crushing or stamping, rolling up cloth on, hanging a towel on, etc., used alone or as a rotating part of a machine. b a cylinder for diminishing friction when moving a heavy object. 2 a small cylinder on which hair is rolled for setting. 3 a long swelling wave. 4 (also roller bandage) a long surgical bandage rolled up for convenient application. 5 a kind of tumbler-pigeon. 6 a any brilliantly plumaged bird of the family Coraciidae, with characteristic tumbling display-flight. b a breed of canary with a trilling song. Phrases and idioms roller bearing a bearing like a ball-bearing but with small cylinders instead of balls. roller-coaster n. a switchback at a fair etc. --adj. that goes up and down, or changes, suddenly and repeatedly. --v.intr. (or roller-coast) go up and down or change in this way. roller-skate see SKATE(1). roller-skater a person who roller-skates. roller towel a towel with the ends joined, hung on a roller. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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