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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. drumming, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, toll; trill, chime, beat; reverberation, echoing, thunder; tattoo, rat-a-tat, rub-a-dub, pitter-patter, dingdong, ticktock, charivari, quaver, peal of bells; biscuit, bun, muffin, gem, popover, scone (see food). —v. drum, rumble (see n.); reverberate, reecho, resound; whirl, twirl. See sound, loudness, rotation, convolution, rotundity.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The act of rolling]

Syn. turn, turning over, throw, toss, revolution, rotation, wheeling, trundling, whirl, gyration.

2. [A rolled up object]

Syn. scroll, volute, spiral, coil, whorl, convolution, cartouche, fold, shell, cone, tube, cylinder, cornucopia.

3. [A long, heavy sound]

Syn. thunder, rumble, roar, drumbeat; see noise 1 .

4. [A small, fine bread].

Types of rolls include: Parker House, potato, egg, water, hard, butter, finger, cinnamon, sweet, crescent, croissant, French, clover-leaf, poppy-seed, biscuit, danish, brioche, dinner; bagel, hot cross bun; see also bread 1 , pastry .

5. [A list]

Syn. register, roster, muster roll, list of names; see list , record 1 .

See Synonym Study at list .

• strike from the rolls,

Syn. expel, reject, cast out; see dismiss 1 , oust .

v.

1. [To move by rotation, or in rotating numbers]

Syn. rotate, come around, swing around, wheel, come in turn, circle, alternate, follow, succeed, be in sequence, follow in due course; see also sense 3; move 1 , turn 1 .

2. [To cause to roll]

Syn. drive, push, impel, propel, throw, toss, twirl, trundle.

3. [To revolve]

Syn. turn, turn over, pivot, wind, spin, spiral, reel, gyrate, gyre, whirl, twirl, swirl, swivel, eddy, pirouette; see also sense 1; rock .

4. [To make into a roll]

Syn. twist, fold, curve, bend, arch, bow, furl, coil, spiral, curl, wind.

Ant. spread*, stretch, flatten.

5. [To smooth with a roller]

Syn. press, level, flatten, spread, roll out, pulverize, grind.

6. [To flow]

Syn. undulate, run, wave, surge, glide, billow; see also flow 1 .

7. [To produce a relatively deep, continuous sound]

Syn. rumble, ruffle, drum, reverberate, cannonade, resound, echo, thunder, roar; see also roar , sound 1 .

8. [To travel]

Syn. drive, coast, bowl, make time; see drive 3 , travel 2 .

9. [To function]

Syn. work, go, start production; see operate 2 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

bread, bun, brioche, scone, bagel, biscuit.

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v.

1. spin revolve, rotate, twirl, gyrate, circle, wheel, twist, spiral, reel, pivot, trundle.

2. thunder reverberate, rumble, roar, resound, resonate, boom.

3. wind coil, ball, furl, twine.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages: enfold, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up. See PUT ON. 2. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down: heave, pitch, rock, toss. See REPETITION. 3. To lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis: lurch, pitch, seesaw, yaw. See MOVE, STRAIGHT. 4. To make a continuous deep reverberating sound: boom, growl, grumble, rumble. See SOUNDS. 5. To proceed with ease, especially of expression: flow, glide, sail. See MOVE. 6. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, indulge, luxuriate, revel, rollick, wallow. See LIKE. II noun A series, as of names or words, printed or written down: catalog, list1, register, roster, schedule. See REMEMBER.