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rolls
The word evokes a sense of rotation and cylindrical geometry. When applied to food, it suggests a soft, compact, and handheld quality, often associated with comfort or domesticity. It carries a tactile feeling of softness and malleability.
In a physical or bodily sense, the term can shift from a neutral description of shape to a slightly critical or self-deprecating observation about weight. In a mechanical or motion-based context, it implies a smooth, continuous movement that lacks the friction of sliding or the impact of jumping.
Countable when referring to individual pieces of bread or separate cylinders of paper. Uncountable when referring to the action of rolling or the general state of being rolled.
Meanings
Examples
The warehouse is full of large rolls of industrial plastic.
I need to lose weight to get rid of these stomach rolls.
She rolls the pastry dough until it is thin and even.
The ball rolls slowly across the grass toward the hole.
Wait, the dice rolls a six! I can move my piece now.
He rolls the map out on the table to plan the route.
The heavy stone rolls down the mountain with a thunderous roar.
Phrasal Verbs
roll out
to flatten dough with a roller or to officially launch a new product
roll up
to fold or wind something into a cylinder
roll back
to reduce prices to a previous lower level