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scroll

/skɹoʊl/noun, verb1 syllable

Scroll means: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

Synonyms for scroll8

noun, as in a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre

noun, as in a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

also used for scroll

fiddlehead

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What does scroll mean?3

noun

1

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

2

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

verb

1

move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen“Scroll down to see the entire text”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scroll?24

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Scroll in a sentence

  • I can scroll down with my mouse, but not up.DJ_Saidez
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the page.mailohilohi
  • Scroll compressors consist of two scrolls to pressurize refrigerant.illiterate
  • Archaeologists found a papyrus scroll in the ruins.ddnktr
  • Some of the best scrolls contain unicorns and space.sacredceltic
  • Don't scroll your phone at meetings.Amastan
  • Most of the Dead Sea Scrolls are in Hebrew.shekitten
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls show a smooth transition between late Biblical Hebrew and Mishnaic Hebrew.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of scroll

as a noun

plural
scrolls

as a verb

past tense
scrolled
present participle
scrolling
third-person singular
scrolls