Thesaurus results for ROLLER

roller

noun

Definition of roller

as in ground swell

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Recent Examples of roller From upstairs comes the sound of the two of them fighting for the roller chair. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 BodyEnergy introduced a new version of its motorless flat treadmill with Ab-drive, featuring a front abdominal roller that enables natural backward stride propulsion to biomechanically mimic running outdoors. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The ultimate depuffing hack, an ice roller, can take you from puffed out to sculpted. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026 Read More The Deebot X8 Pro Omni is an excellent roller mopping bot that extends to clean along backboards and furniture. — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roller

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Noun

The brown trout of a lifetime that just sipped your fly can shoot down a riffle and bust that delicate 6-pound tippet.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Tanks and soldiers with riffles have lined the streets of the Paraguayan capital all week.

— Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Definition of riffle

Noun

In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.

— Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.

— Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019

Definition of comber

Noun

On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Her hair was styled by John Novotny with a side part and long, cascading soft curls.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of curl

Noun

Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.

— Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025

Definition of wavelet

Noun

European leaders have adopted a more aggressive stance to shield native businesses from a tidal wave of Chinese imports, which policymakers have blamed for deep job losses among European automakers and other sectors.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Now, more hiring managers are confronting the tidal wave of job candidates with their own AI tools.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tidal wave

Noun

Not only is the song a record-breaker, it’s also refreshingly relaxed, twangy, and organic in an overproduced, AI-looming world.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Some are more frustrating than others — losing a normal Caps Lock key isn’t a deal breaker, but getting stuck with only mobile browsers just might be.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaker

Noun

The Sashiko Gals, a collective of female artisans formed in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, recreated the Polo Bear using patches of indigo denim and chambray.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Fearing a blue tsunami might flip the crucial swing state, Rogers and his allies have leaned heavily into Islamophobic attacks against the progressive Democrat.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tsunami

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