roller

Definitions

General English

• noun a heavy round object which rolls, e.g. one used for making lawns or cricket pitches flat
• noun a plastic tube used for rolling hair into curls

Aviation

• noun a cylindrical metal device which rotates

Cars & Driving

• noun a non-spherical rolling element in a roller bearing

Construction

• A heavy, self-propelled or towed device used to compact granular fill.
• A small hand tool used to smooth wall covering and flooring.

Media Studies

• noun a hard tube, usually of compressed rubber, on which ink is spread and rolled over type or an engraved plate before printing

Publishing

• noun a round metal bar, used in a printing press to guide the paper through the machine

Real Estate

• noun a painting tool in the form of a revolving tube with a soft absorbent covering and a handle, used for applying paint to large surface areas

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Contexts for “roller”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Aviation
• Cars & Driving
• Construction
• Media Studies
• Publishing
• Real Estate