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Roller

One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts.

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Caster 76% connected

One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Castor 76% connected

A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Platen 76% connected

The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trundle 76% connected

A round body; a little wheel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Cylinder 76% connected

A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hopper 76% connected

One who, or that which, hops.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wave 76% connected

See Waive.

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Wheel 76% connected

A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or na…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Roll 74% connected

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 surfac…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Roll 74% connected

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 surfac…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 4

Crimper 92% connected

One who, or that which, crimps

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Curler 92% connected

One who, or that which, curls.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Roll 92% connected

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 surfac…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tumbler 92% connected

One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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