Roll
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; often with up. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling. To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels. To leave or begin a journey. To compete, especially with vigor. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon. To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve. To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation. To throw dice. To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total. To have a rolling aspect To create a new character in a role-playing game. To generate a random number. To turn over and over. To tumble in gymnastics. when a nautical vessel rotates on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch. To beat up. To cause to betray secrets of or testify against. To betray secrets.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of rolling, or state of being rolled. That which rolls; a roller Specifically, a heavy cylinder used to break clods. Specifically, one of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls. That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc. Specifically, a document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll. Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list. Specifically, a quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon. Specifically, A cylindrical twist of tobacco. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself. The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching. A heavy, reverberatory sound. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear. Part; office; duty; rôle. A measure of parchments, containing five dozen. the rotation angle about the longitudinal axis The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice. The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel rotates on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
Example sentence: You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.
Paradiddle
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left’