Phrase Hound found 273 phrases and 112 compound words that contain roll. The most common are listed below. Open roll in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 273
- roll overTo make a rolling motion or turn.
- roll outTo deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- rock and rollA genre of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from a combination of rhythm and blues and country music, characterized by electric guitars, strong rhythms, and youth-oriented lyrics.
- roll upTo dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
- roll callThe reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.
- roll offTo spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of …
- roll backTo return to a prior state.
- spring rollA type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
- bread rollA miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal.
- ready to rollOf a person, machine, vehicle, or plan, fully prepared to begin functioning and operating.
- Swiss rollA type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.
- pick and rollAn offensive play in which a player stops to block a defender for a teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the defender to accept a pass.
- roll the diceTo take a chance, particularly a risky attempt.
- honor rollA list of high-achieving students at a university or college.
- roll downSynonym of wind down: To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
- roll of armsSynonym of armorial (“collection of coats of arms”).
- summer rollGỏi cuốn, a Vietnamese roll made of pork, prawn, vegetables, rice vermicelli, and other ingredients wrapped in rice paper.
- roll-your-ownA type of cigarette made by the smoker by rolling loose tobacco in a rectangle of paper.
- egg rollChinese-American variant of the spring roll (春卷); food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.
- eye-rollThe circular movement of one's eyes, usually suggesting feelings of exasperation, disbelief or frustration.
- forward rollA movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head.
- California rollA popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice.
- cabbage rollA dish consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings.
- roll-to-rollInvolving the use of a continuous roll of substrate material that is fed through various processing steps such as printing, coating, or etching.
- toilet rollA roll of toilet paper.
Compound words 112
- rollerAnything that rolls.
- payrollA list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
- bankrollA roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
- freerollA poker tournament with no entry fee.
- rollawayHaving wheels to allow for storage.
- rollyRolling; having the ability to roll, usually due to wheels attached on the bottom.
- steamrollTo flatten, as if with a steamroller.
- rollbarAlternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”).
- bedrollA roll of bedding that can be carried when hiking or camping etc.
- rollaboardA wheeled suitcase that is carry-on luggage.