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roller
roller /ˈrəʊlə $ ˈroʊlər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: verb: roll, unroll; noun: roll, roller; adjective: rolling

1. a piece of equipment consisting of a tube-shaped piece of wood, metal etc that rolls over and over, used for painting, crushing, making things smoother etc:
    a paint roller
    a garden rollersteamroller1(1)
2. [usually plural] a tube-shaped piece of metal or wood, used for moving heavy things that have no wheels:
    The boats are taken down to the sea on rollers.
3. a small plastic or metal tube used for making hair curl
   SYN  curler
4. a long powerful wave:
    great Atlantic rollers