--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 47 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/47/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 47 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A robocall is an automatic phone call made by a computer, which plays a recorded message to many people at once, often to sell something, give information or trick people.[↗](../../robocall/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To robocall is to make such calls.[↗](../../robocall/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We got another robocall about a car warranty.[↗](../../robocall/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The school sent a robocall saying it was closed for snow.[↗](../../robocall/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If a robocall asks for money, hang up.[↗](../../robocall/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never press a number on a scam robocall.[↗](../../robocall/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Robocalls use a recorded voice, not a real person.[↗](../../robocall/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Politicians sometimes use robocalls before elections.[↗](../../robocall/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma gets so many robocalls she stopped answering.[↗](../../robocall/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **robot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A robot is a machine that can do jobs by itself, following a program; some move and act like a person or an animal.[↗](../../robot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A robot can also mean a person who acts without feeling or thinking, like a machine.[↗](../../robot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In South Africa, a robot is a traffic light.[↗](../../robot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A robot makes 12 toys an hour.[↗](../../robot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The club built 4 robots.[↗](../../robot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each robot needs 6 batteries.[↗](../../robot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many toys do 3 robots make in 5 hours?[↗](../../robot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We programmed a small robot to move in a square.[↗](../../robot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A robot rover explores the surface of Mars.[↗](../../robot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Robots build cars in big factories.[↗](../../robot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Our robot vacuum cleans the floor by itself.[↗](../../robot/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the robot learns to make friends.[↗](../../robot/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **robotic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with robots, or done by a robot: a robotic arm.[↗](../../robotic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Moving or speaking stiffly, without feeling, like a robot: a robotic voice.[↗](../../robotic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The factory uses robotic arms to build cars.[↗](../../robotic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A robotic rover is exploring Mars.[↗](../../robotic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a robotic hand from straws and string.[↗](../../robotic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He answered in a flat, robotic voice.[↗](../../robotic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After the long day, she moved in a robotic way.[↗](../../robotic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors can now do robotic surgery with tiny tools.[↗](../../robotic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **robust** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Strong and healthy: a robust child.[↗](../../robust/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Strongly made, not easy to break: a robust bike.[↗](../../robust/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Able to keep working well in many conditions: a robust plan.[↗](../../robust/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (of food or wine) Strong and full in flavour.[↗](../../robust/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This robust lunchbox won't crack if you drop it.[↗](../../robust/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge is a robust design.[↗](../../robust/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad is still robust and walks every day.[↗](../../robust/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We need a robust plan in case it rains.[↗](../../robust/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The soup had a robust flavour.[↗](../../robust/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A robust test works even with a few mistakes in the data.[↗](../../robust/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lamp had first been hung up on that very evening that the watchman, then a robust young man, had entered upon the duties of his office.[↗](../../robust/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **roc** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A roc is a huge bird of legend, in Arabian tales, strong enough to carry off an elephant or a ship.[↗](../../roc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The roc flew over the sea with a elephant in its claws.[↗](../../roc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sinbad saw a roc's egg on the island.[↗](../../roc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A genie promised to bring a roc's egg.[↗](../../roc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The hard, solid material that the Earth's surface is made of.[↗](../../rock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A large stone.[↗](../../rock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "sitting on a rock".[↗](../../rock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A kind of loud popular music with guitars and drums.[↗](../../rock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "rock music".[↗](../../rock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* As a verb, to move gently from side to side or back and forth.[↗](../../rock/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "rock the baby".[↗](../../rock/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* As a verb, to shake or shock.[↗](../../rock/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The earthquake rocked the town."[↗](../../rock/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A hard sweet in a stick (British seaside rock).[↗](../../rock/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This rock has a fossil in it.[↗](../../rock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sat on a big rock.[↗](../../rock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rocks slowly break down into sand.[↗](../../rock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Granite is a very hard rock.[↗](../../rock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rock the baby to sleep.[↗](../../rock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The earthquake rocked the city.[↗](../../rock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Look for crabs in the rock pools.[↗](../../rock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad loves rock music.[↗](../../rock/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship had struck upon a rock.[↗](../../rock/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.[↗](../../rock/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rock/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And it is said: Where are their gods, the rock in whom they trusted; (Torah DEU.32.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rock/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful, and didst forget God that bore thee.[↗](../../rock/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rock/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Do horses run upon the rocks?[↗](../../rock/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.6.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rock/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And who is a Rock, except our God?[↗](../../rock/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.18.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rock/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.[↗](../../rock/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.44.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rock/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **rocket** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rocket is a tall vehicle with powerful engines that pushes it up into space.[↗](../../rocket/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rocket is also a firework that shoots high into the sky and explodes in colours.[↗](../../rocket/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To rocket is to rise or move very fast, like prices going up quickly.[↗](../../rocket/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, rocket is a salad leaf with a peppery taste; Americans call it arugula.[↗](../../rocket/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rocket blasted off into space.[↗](../../rocket/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a rocket from a plastic bottle and water.[↗](../../rocket/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A firework rocket burst into red stars.[↗](../../rocket/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only adults should light firework rockets.[↗](../../rocket/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The price of bananas rocketed.[↗](../../rocket/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He rocketed down the slide.[↗](../../rocket/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma put rocket leaves in the salad.[↗](../../rocket/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Tying your shoes is easy; it's not rocket science.[↗](../../rocket/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rocky** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills.[↗](../../rocky/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rocky can mean shaky or not steady, like a rocky table.[↗](../../rocky/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rocky can mean difficult and with problems, like a rocky start.[↗](../../rocky/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We explored the rock pools on the rocky beach.[↗](../../rocky/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear trainers on the rocky path.[↗](../../rocky/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mars is a rocky planet.[↗](../../rocky/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rocky Mountains run through Canada and the USA.[↗](../../rocky/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Their friendship had a rocky start but now they are best friends.[↗](../../rocky/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The wobbly table was a bit rocky.[↗](../../rocky/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Goats climbed the rocky hillside.[↗](../../rocky/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rocky road is a chocolate treat with marshmallows.[↗](../../rocky/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He went to the rocky wall, and took the club, and knocked on it.[↗](../../rocky/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rod** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rod is a long thin straight stick of wood, metal or plastic.[↗](../../rod/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fishing rod is a long pole with a line, used to catch fish.[↗](../../rod/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A rod is an old unit of length, about 5 meters (5½ yards).[↗](../../rod/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Rods are also cells in the eye that help you see in dim light.[↗](../../rod/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A metal rod is 2 meters long.[↗](../../rod/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He cut the rod into 5 equal parts.[↗](../../rod/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each fishing rod costs $25.[↗](../../rod/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They have 3 rods and catch 12 fish.[↗](../../rod/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A lightning rod on the roof keeps the house safe.[↗](../../rod/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hang the curtains on the rod.[↗](../../rod/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We used coloured rods to show that 3 + 2 = 5.[↗](../../rod/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rod cells help us see in the dark.[↗](../../rod/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa took his fishing rod down to the river.[↗](../../rod/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as He commanded him.[↗](../../rod/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.20.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rod/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.'[↗](../../rod/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.4.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rod/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.[↗](../../rod/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.17.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rod/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod?[↗](../../rod/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.21.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rod/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy bow is made quite bare; sworn are the rods of the word.[↗](../../rod/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.3.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rod/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Their houses are safe, without fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.[↗](../../rod/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rod/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **rodent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rodent is a small mammal with sharp front teeth that keep growing, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, hamster, guinea pig or beaver.[↗](../../rodent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A mouse is a rodent.[↗](../../rodent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Beavers are the largest rodents in North America.[↗](../../rodent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rodents' teeth never stop growing.[↗](../../rodent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class pet is a rodent called Nibbles.[↗](../../rodent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The owl hunts rodents at night.[↗](../../rodent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is a rabbit a rodent?[↗](../../rodent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") No, it belongs to a different group.[↗](../../rodent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cotia--a species of rodent--is also in love with her, and he tells the deer that he can make a riding-horse of the jaguar.[↗](../../rodent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rodeo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rodeo is a show and competition where cowboys and cowgirls ride bucking horses and bulls, rope calves and race horses round barrels.[↗](../../rodeo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A rodeo can mean any noisy, chaotic event.[↗](../../rodeo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «This isn't my first rodeo» (US, informal) means «I have done this before, I have experience».[↗](../../rodeo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We watched barrel racing at the rodeo.[↗](../../rodeo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cowboy stayed on the bull for eight seconds.[↗](../../rodeo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Calgary Stampede has one of the biggest rodeos in the world.[↗](../../rodeo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some animal charities say rodeos are cruel to the animals.[↗](../../rodeo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't worry about me, this isn't my first rodeo.[↗](../../rodeo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rodeo clowns help protect riders who fall off.[↗](../../rodeo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The town holds a rodeo every summer.[↗](../../rodeo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **roe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Roe is the mass of eggs inside a female fish, often eaten as food.[↗](../../roe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A roe or roe deer is a small deer of Europe and Asia with a reddish coat; the male is called a roebuck.[↗](../../roe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The salmon laid her roe in the gravel of the river.[↗](../../roe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Caviar is a very expensive kind of roe.[↗](../../roe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad likes cod roe on toast.[↗](../../roe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a roe deer at the edge of the wood.[↗](../../roe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The orange balls on the sushi were fish roe.[↗](../../roe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A roe deer is smaller than a red deer.[↗](../../roe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Roe was petted and caressed, and ran about at will in the palace gardens.[↗](../../roe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as light of foot as one of the roes that are in the field.[↗](../../roe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.2.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **roebuck** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A roebuck is a male roe deer, a small wild deer of the woods, with short antlers.[↗](../../roebuck/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A roebuck stepped out from the trees.[↗](../../roebuck/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hunter found a roebuck in the wood.[↗](../../roebuck/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The roebuck ran off among the ferns.[↗](../../roebuck/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the mountain-sheep.[↗](../../roebuck/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.14.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roebuck/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, beside harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.[↗](../../roebuck/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.5.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roebuck/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **rogue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dishonest person who cheats or tricks people.[↗](../../rogue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (playful) A naughty but likeable person, often a child: «You little rogue!».[↗](../../rogue/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Behaving differently from the rest and causing trouble or danger, as in «a rogue wave», «a rogue elephant», «a rogue trader».[↗](../../rogue/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rogue sold fake watches at the market.[↗](../../rogue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad was called a rogue and a ruffian by the court.[↗](../../rogue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «You little rogue, you've eaten my biscuit!» laughed Nan.[↗](../../rogue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A rogue wave knocked the sailors off their feet.[↗](../../rogue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rogue elephant was dangerous to the villages.[↗](../../rogue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the game, one robot goes rogue.[↗](../../rogue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He was a charming rogue who always owed money.[↗](../../rogue/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance.[↗](../../rogue/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **roguish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Roguish means playful and a little naughty or sly, as in a cheeky smile or a twinkle in the eye.[↗](../../roguish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He gave a roguish grin.[↗](../../roguish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat had a roguish look.[↗](../../roguish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The two boys were bold and roguish.[↗](../../roguish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **roi** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (French) Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word.[↗](../../roi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") To an English ear it sounds like «rwah».[↗](../../roi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (business, abbreviation) In English, ROI (written in capitals) stands for «return on investment»: how much money you get back compared with what you spent.[↗](../../roi/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (French) Le roi habite dans un grand château. — The king lives in a big castle.[↗](../../roi/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (French) Vive le roi! means «Long live the king!»[↗](../../roi/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In January French families share a galette des rois, and whoever finds the little toy becomes king for the day.[↗](../../roi/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The name Leroy comes from French «le roi», the king.[↗](../../roi/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Louis XIV of France was called le Roi Soleil, the Sun King.[↗](../../roi/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (business) The shop worked out the ROI on its new sign.[↗](../../roi/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (business) A good ROI means you earn back more than you spent.[↗](../../roi/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · These biographies are written with kindly justice, and form a valuable contribution to the history of the reign of the Roi Soleil.[↗](../../roi/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherefore the well was called 'Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.[↗](../../roi/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.16.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roi/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.[↗](../../roi/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.62, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roi/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.[↗](../../roi/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roi/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **role** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A role is a part that an actor plays in a film, play or show.[↗](../../role/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A role is a job, position or purpose someone or something has, like the role of a captain.[↗](../../role/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A role is how important something is in a situation, as in "play a big role".[↗](../../role/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got the role of the wolf in the school play.[↗](../../role/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the role of the heart in the body?[↗](../../role/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My big sister is my role model.[↗](../../role/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In role play, we practised what to do if a stranger asks us to go with them.[↗](../../role/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise plays an important role in staying healthy.[↗](../../role/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her role in the team is goalkeeper.[↗](../../role/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum took on the role of class rep this year.[↗](../../role/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The text is intimately concerned with the role of language in the Work of Creation.[↗](../../role/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../role/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In the above explained system of notation from which our system of notation originated, the principle of position (place value) plays an important role.[↗](../../role/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../role/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **roll** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To roll is to turn over and over, like a ball moving along the ground.[↗](../../roll/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To roll is to move on wheels: the car rolled down the hill.[↗](../../roll/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A roll is a small round bread.[↗](../../roll/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A roll is a long piece of paper, tape, film or cloth wound up into a tube shape.[↗](../../roll/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To roll dice is to throw them.[↗](../../roll/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A roll is a list of names: the class roll.[↗](../../roll/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* A roll is a long deep sound: a roll of thunder, a drum roll.[↗](../../roll/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* To roll can also mean to move forward steadily, like a wave.[↗](../../roll/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She bought 12 dinner rolls.[↗](../../roll/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each roll of tape is 30 meters long.[↗](../../roll/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He rolled a 6 on the die.[↗](../../roll/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A roll of stickers has 50 stickers.[↗](../../roll/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ball rolled down the hill.[↗](../../roll/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Roll the dough into a long snake.[↗](../../roll/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher called the roll.[↗](../../roll/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a roll of thunder.[↗](../../roll/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Roll up your sleeves before you wash the paint pots.[↗](../../roll/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now a wave came rolling onward.[↗](../../roll/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they said: 'We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.'[↗](../../roll/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.29.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roll/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that roll.[↗](../../roll/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.3.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roll/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a flying roll.[↗](../../roll/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.5.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roll/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all; at Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the dust.[↗](../../roll/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets MIC.1.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../roll/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/46/) **47** [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/48/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) - ← previous: [page 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/46/) - next →: [page 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/48/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)