a cylinder having an absorbent surface and a handle, used for spreading paint
Also called: garden roller
a heavy cast-iron cylinder or pair of cylinders on an axle to which a handle is attached; used for flattening lawns
a hardened cylinder of precision-ground steel that forms one of the rolling components of a roller bearing or of a linked driving chain
a cylinder fitted on pivots, used to enable heavy objects to be easily moved; castor
printing
a cylinder, usually of hard rubber, used to ink a forme or plate before impression
a cylindrical tube or barrel onto which material is rolled for transport or storage
any of various other cylindrical devices that rotate about a cylinder, used for any of various purposes
a small cylinder, esp one that is heated, onto which a woman's hair may be rolled to make it curl
med
a bandage consisting of a long strip of muslin or cheesecloth rolled tightly into a cylindrical form before application
a band fastened around a horse's belly to keep a blanket in position
any of various Old World birds of the family Coraciidae, such as Coracias garrulus (European roller), that have a blue, green, and brown plumage, a slightly hooked bill, and an erratic flight: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)
(often capital)
a variety of tumbler pigeon that performs characteristic backward somersaults in flight
a breed of canary that has a soft trilling song in which the notes are run together
a person or thing that rolls
Australian
a man who rolls and trims fleeces after shearing
