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roll-necked

Meaning of "roll-necked" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ROLL-NECKED

ˈrəʊlnekt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROLL-NECKED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roll-Necked is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ROLL-NECKED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of roll-necked in the English dictionary

The definition of roll-necked in the dictionary is having a high neck that may be rolled over.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROLL-NECKED

arrect · cathect · coerect · conject · crew-necked · flecked · humect · lanzknecht · microinject · miscorrect · predilect · preelect · refect · reinject · subdialect · suberect · subsect · superinfect · tranect · unsuspect

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROLL-NECKED

roll in · roll in the hay · roll of honour · roll off · roll on · roll out · roll over · roll up · roll up one´s sleeves · roll-collar · roll-on · roll-on-roll-off · roll-on-roll-off ferry · roll-on-roll-off ship · roll-on/roll-off · roll-out · roll-top · roll-top desk · roll-up · roll-your-own

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROLL-NECKED

bedecked · blocked · bull-necked · checked · decked · ewe-necked · goosenecked · henpecked · high-necked · low-necked · open-necked · rednecked · ring-necked · shipwrecked · stiff-necked · swan-necked · unchecked · unrecked · V-necked · wrecked

Synonyms and antonyms of roll-necked in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «roll-necked» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ROLL-NECKED

Find out the translation of roll-necked to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of roll-necked from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roll-necked» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

滚领
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

roll- necked
570 millions of speakers
en

English

roll-necked
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रोल गर्दन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العنق لفة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

свернуть шеей
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

rolar cerviz
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রোল গ্রীব
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pull à col
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bergulung-leher
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rollkragen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ロールハイネック
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

- 롤 넥
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Muter-necked
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộn cổ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ரோல் கழுத்து
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रोल-नेकेड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Roll-boyunlu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

roll- necked
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

roll- szyjką
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

згорнути шиєю
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

rola gât
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζιβάγκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rol -nek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roll- necked
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roll- necked
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roll-necked

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROLL-NECKED»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roll-necked

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROLL-NECKED»

Discover the use of roll-necked in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roll-necked and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Le Mot Et L'idée: Révision Vivante Du Vocabulaire Anglais
Many young men will wear roll-necked sweaters or pullovers. But when a man wants to dress neatly, he wears a dark suit, i. e. a pair of trousers, a waistcoat (Am . vest) and a jacket. Every tidy man will put away his linen carefully, fold up his ...
Jean Rey, 1963
2
The Loner
He wore a white roll necked sweater over a blue tee-shirt and blue jeans. The girls welcomed the men. Bob bought drinks, and then showed them all down a flight of stairs to the basement. They watched and listened to the performers, ...
Paul J. Andrews, 2010
3
British-American/American-British: Hippocrene Dictionary and ...
Okay! ring dial (portable sundial) ring off hangup (on a phone) road lamp street lamp roadside pull-up diner rock bun, rock cake raisin bun roll-necked sweater, polo-necked sweater, pullover turtleneck sweater rolling loaded: I've got an uncle  ...
Catherine M. McCormick, 1996
4
Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening
... roll- necked sweaters with black trousers, apparently to convey the message that the musicians have shucked off the formality and the distancing of the conventional symphony concert and have entered into a new and revolutionary ...
Christopher Small, 2011
5
The British Cyclopædia of Natural History: Combining a ...
T/ze Roll-necked P/zalaropc (P. lz_ypcrborcu.r). This is a. very handsome and clever bird, almost equally expert at each of the three motions of running, swimming; and flying. It is a discursive bird. migrating nort ward in the summer, and ...
Charles Frederick Partington, 1837
6
The Chandlers Win Through
They totted up the requirement, chatted, found that she had coupons enough and some to spare, examined the breeches catalogue, chatted, took the necessary measurements, chatted, selected a pale lemon roll-necked pullover, then decided ...
Cyril Cook, 2007
7
Footsteps in the Sea
But there was nothing to stop the young ladies of the locality from walking along the cobbled quayside or from chatting to the young men in their white roll-necked sweaters as they maintained their boats after a launch. They had no WAAF ...
Ann Neve, 2009
8
Richard Bangs: Adventure Without End
That evening, after a dinner of fresh mussels, Newfie steak (fried baloney), onions, and baked potatoes, Jim changed to his roll-necked Guernsey and pulled from his haversack a bottle of Screech, an imported Jamaican rum so named for the ...
Richard Bangs, 2002
9
Sprats 'n' Spray
A tall man in a blue roll-necked sweater backed out of the cabin carrying something, and when he turned around, they could see it was a box. They also saw his face, or that much of it that was not covered by a black beard. He was followed by ...
Peter Hook, 2011
10
The Hemingway Caper: A Joe Barley Mystery
He was older than I had guessed from his clothes, which were those of a successful young playwright: authentic-looking tweed Brendan jacket; cream- coloured, thick wool, roll-necked sweater, grey leather trousers; and, red and black trainers.
Eric Wright, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROLL-NECKED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roll-necked is used in the context of the following news items.
1
American Idol's top five: a young Kelly Clarkson, Nicki v Mariah …
To an unsuspecting America – he'd already shown his true colours on UK TV on Pop Idol – Simon Cowell was the waspish, perma roll-necked quote generator ... «The Guardian, May 15»
2
Donna Kauffman recaps last night's shocking, game-changing 'NCIS'
Gibbs looking incredibly fine in a black, roll-necked NCIS jacket, all dusted with snow. Mmm. Sorry. Where were we? McGee reports it wasn't a robbery, and as ... «USA TODAY, Jan 15»
3
London Fashion Week AW14: Day 1
Christopher Raeburn Using suitably snuggly fabrics for a collection inspired by the English countryside, J. JS Lee's show featured a number of warm, roll-necked ... «Thenationalstudent, Feb 14»
4
London Fashion Week: Runway report 1
... had a Mod feel with wool parkas in checked tailoring fabrics, oversized check pea coats, slim cigarette pants worn with Intarsia patterned roll-necked jumpers. «Financial Times, Feb 14»
5
Roll-necks for women can be smart and versatile
His autumn 2013 black roll-necked body suit is, for example, essentially balletic underwear. According to Laura Larbalestier, buying director at Browns, “It's great ... «Financial Times, Nov 13»
6
Invisible Ink: No 165 - Paul Gallico
... ship to find safety, won him new fans – especially following one good film version, marred only by Gene Hackman's roll-necked, condescending man of God. «The Independent, Mar 13»
7
I was 15 when I texted an intimate photo of myself ... and I so regret it
... many teens are indulging in delivering 'digital hickies', an electronic lovebite that can't be erased with a splash of concealer or roll-necked sweater. "A digital ... «Irish Independent, Nov 12»
8
Frankenweenie (PG) *** Ginger and Rosa (12A) ***
Among the marchers are the flame-haired Ginger (Fanning) and her sultry best friend Rosa (newcomer Alice Englert), who for all their roll-necked seriousness ... «The Independent, Oct 12»
9
On the Runway: A World in Flux
... tennis court, but to skiwear that goes back to the French ski team in 1966, photographed by the magazine Paris Match in roll-necked tops and stretch ski pants. «New York Times, Feb 12»
10
Midnight in Paris (12A)
... (Michael Sheen), a stock Allen figure who reached his apogee of unpleasantness with Alan Alda's roll-necked pedant in Crimes and Misdemeanours (1990). «The Independent, Oct 11»
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