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Uncommonscroll
The correct spelling is scroll.
How to pronounce scroll
noun
IPA: /skɹoʊl/
Say it like: Scr-oll
The correct spelling is scroll. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll. For example: "I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll."
Usage Examples
“I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll.”
“She scrolled the offending image out of view.”
“The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
- 2.An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
- 3.Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.
- 4.A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
- 5.The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.
verb
- 1.To change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel to move in gradual increments.
- 2.To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.
- 3.To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.
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