roller

Meanings

• a grounder that rolls along the infield
• a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
• a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
• a cylinder that revolves
• a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
• Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
• pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

Synonyms

crimper, curler, hair curler, roll, rolling wave, tumbler, tumbler pigeon