roller | a grounder that rolls along the infield |
roller skating | skating on wheels |
yellow-breasted bunting Emberiza aureola | common in Russia and Siberia |
yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens | American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds |
red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast, of northern coniferous forests |
white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast, of eastern North America |
roller tumbler tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
roller | Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight, related to kingfishers |
European roller Coracias garrulus | common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back |
ground roller | Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms |
red-breasted sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius ruber | western North American sapsucker |
red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator | widely distributed merganser of America and Europe |
red-breasted snipe Limnodromus scolopaceus | a dowitcher with a red breast |
leaf roller leafoller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk |
ball bearing needle bearing roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
curler hair curler roller crimper | 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 |
double-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons |
double-breasted suit | a suit with a double-breasted jacket |
garden roller | heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns |
paint roller | a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint |
rock bit roller bit | a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers |
roller | a cylinder that revolves |
roller | a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) |
roller bandage | bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application |
roller blind | a window shade that rolls up out of the way |
roller coaster big dipper chute-thehute | elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) |
roller skate | a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole |
roller towel | a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller |
single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
steamroller road roller | vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements |
roller roll rolling wave | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
high roller | a gambler who wagers large sums |
Holy Roller | a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor |
pharmacist druggist chemist apothecary pill pusher pill roller | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs |
roller-skater | someone who engages in roller skating |
big spender high roller | one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment, the last of the big spenders |
lilac | any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers |
Himalayan lilac Syringa emodi | robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers |
Hungarian lilac Syringa josikaea Syringa josikea | central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers |
Persian lilac Syringa persica | small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers |
Japanese tree lilac Syringa reticulata Syringa amurensis japonica | small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers |
Japanese lilac Syringa villosa | lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers |
common lilac Syringa vulgaris | large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers |
chinaberry chinaberry tree China tree Persian lilac pride-of-India azederach azedarach Melia azederach Melia azedarach | tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits, naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree |
roller coaster | anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down), the economy has been on a roller coaster all year |
roller skate | travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles, In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around |
blue-lilac bluish-lilac | of lavender tinged with blue |
lavender lilac lilac-colored | of a pale purple color |
lilac-blue violet-blue | of blue tinged with lavender |