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roller

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roller in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
    "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
    curler  hair curler  roller  crimper 
  2. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    roller  roll  rolling wave 
  3. a grounder that rolls along the infield
    roller 
  4. Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
    roller 
  5. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
    roller  tumbler  tumbler pigeon 
  6. a cylinder that revolves
    roller 
  7. a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
    roller 
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