roller

English Thesaurus

1. a grounder that rolls along the infield (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper,
definition	:	(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground (noun.act)

2. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	domestic pigeon,
definition	:	domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food (noun.animal)

3. Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	coraciiform bird,
definition	:	chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	coracias garrulus, european roller,
definition	:	common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	ground roller,
definition	:	Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	coraciidae, family coraciidae,
definition	:	rollers (noun.animal)

4. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	mechanical device,
definition	:	mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (noun.artifact)

5. a cylinder that revolves (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cylinder,
definition	:	a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) (noun.shape)

hyponym	:	garden roller,
definition	:	heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	paint roller,
definition	:	a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	platen,
definition	:	the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	sprocket,
definition	:	roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	trundle,
definition	:	small wheel or roller (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	roller blind,
definition	:	a window shade that rolls up out of the way (noun.artifact)

6. a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	wheel,
definition	:	a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	caster, castor,
definition	:	a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	roller skate,
definition	:	a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole (noun.artifact)

7. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event)

hypernym	:	moving ridge, wave,
definition	:	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (noun.event)

8. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground (noun.animal)

derivation	:	tumble,
definition	:	roll over and over, back and forth (verb.motion)

9. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	curl, wave,
definition	:	twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)

derivation	:	roll, twine, wind, wrap,
definition	:	arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

10. a cylinder that revolves (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	roll, turn over, roll, turn over,
definition	:	move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

11. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event)

derivation	:	flap, roll, undulate, wave,
definition	:	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)

12. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground (noun.animal)

derivation	:	tumble,
definition	:	roll over and over, back and forth (verb.motion)

13. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	curl, wave,
definition	:	twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)

derivation	:	roll, twine, wind, wrap,
definition	:	arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

14. a cylinder that revolves (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	roll, turn over, roll, turn over,
definition	:	move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)

15. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event)

derivation	:	flap, roll, undulate, wave,
definition	:	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)