Hypernyms for "roll"
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bagel
ball
barrel roll
batting order
beigel
bolt
bowl
brioche
calyx
card
church roll
clew
clover-leaf roll
clue
coffee roll
cog
coil
corolla
crescent roll
croissant
curl
death-roll
frankfurter bun
gad
gallivant
hamburger bun
hamburger roll
hard roll
hotdog bun
jazz around
kaiser roll
lineup
loop
luff
maunder
Megillah
mill
muster roll
natural
onion roll
Parker House roll
reel
rim
rota
rouleau
snap roll
soft roll
spool
sweet roll
tea bread
Torah
transit
troll
verticil
Vienna roll
waiting list
wallow
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.