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roller

noun
  1. in baseball, a ground ball that rolls along the infield
    “The shortstop made easy work of the batter's weak roller.”
  2. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
    “Watch this roller!”
    tumblertumbler pigeon
  3. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
    “I put my hair in rollers.”
    curlerhair curlercrimper
  4. a cylinder that revolves
    “We need to oil the roller.”
  5. a small wheel without spokes, as on a roller skate
    “These rollers are pretty worn out.”
  6. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    “That huge roller is coming toward us.”
    roll