| roller skate |
a shoe, or frame fitting over a shoe, with four small rollers or wheels, designed for skating on a hard surface. |
| rollick |
to act or move in a carefree or gay manner; romp and frolic. |
| rolling |
the motion or sound of something that is turning in a circle over and over. [7 definitions] |
| rolling mill |
a factory in which sheets, bars, or slabs of metal are put between rollers and rolled into desired thicknesses. [2 definitions] |
| rolling pin |
a hard smooth cylinder of wood or marble, usu. having handles at each end, that is used to roll out dough. |
| rolling stock |
all the wheeled vehicles belonging to a railway or trucking company. |
| rollmop |
a filet of fresh herring rolled around an onion or a pickle and marinated, usu. served as an hors d'oeuvre. |
| roll-on |
dispensed from a roller or rotating ball mounted at the top of the container. |
| roll-out |
a football play in which the quarterback runs rapidly to one side rather than straight back before throwing a pass. |
| rollover |
the movement of funds from one investment to another, esp. the repeated investment of the proceeds of short-term securities upon maturity. [3 definitions] |
| roll round |
to come into existence or happen as part of a repeated cycle. |
| roll top |
a flexible wooden cover of hinged parallel slats that slides up into the top of a desk when it is being used. |
| rollway |
a chute or incline along which logs can be slid or rolled. |
| roly-poly |
short and plump, as a person; rotund. [2 definitions] |
| ROM |
abbreviation of "read-only memory." |
| Romaic |
the everyday language of modern Greece. [2 definitions] |
| romaine |
a variety of lettuce with long, narrow, crisp leaves shaped into a cylindrical head. |
| Roman |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of modern or ancient Rome or its people, culture, or the like. [7 definitions] |
| roman |
(French) a medieval French metrical narrative developed from ancient epic poems. [2 definitions] |
| roman à clef |
novel with a key (French); a fictionalized account of actual people and events. |
| Roman alphabet |
see "Latin alphabet." |