Thesaurus results for ROLLER

roller

noun

Definition of roller

as in ground swell

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Recent Examples of roller McNeil hit a slow roller to shortstop and beat the throw to first as the winning run scored. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Two more requests on consecutive days followed the crepes request, including asking her friend’s mom about roller skating and bringing up coffee grounds. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 Its self-cleaning roller mop scrubs with 18 newtons of downward pressure while spinning at 300 rotations per minute. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026 Dressed in pajamas with her hair styled in a roller set, Kulture opens the fridge and puts ingredients in a bowl. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 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

Even Love Story’s Kelly got distracted by his own reflection, pausing in front of one mirror to zhuzh his curls before moving on to the next dazzling display.

— Simone Cook, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
As the seeds mature, the flower cluster curls inward and eventually resembles a bird’s nest.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 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

One of the most beloved celebrities of all time, her passing inspired a tidal wave of tributes from around the world, with Parton remembered not just for her music but for her acting career, decades of philanthropy and advocacy.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
With no explanation, a tidal wave as tall as a skyscraper envelops a city.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of tidal wave

Noun

They’ve been assembled for a brain-breaker of a misfired melodrama, at first darkly amusing, before plunging headlong into soap opera-style twists and a general sense of heavy depression that no one can shake.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Laurer was as much of a rule-breaker in fashion, appearing on red carpets head-to-toe in sequins, dressed up as Wonder Woman, or draped in chunky silver jewellery from forehead to jaw.

— Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of breaker

Noun

Smaller regions are also making their case; leaders of mountainous Gunma prefecture, located a short train ride from Tokyo, say they are best suited to keep the government running in the event of a tsunami.

— Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
Her nonprofit responded to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, wildfires in Hawaii and California and hurricanes in Florida, according to Thompson.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tsunami

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