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noun
a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
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Origin of paint roller
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby paint roller
painter's colic, paint horse, painting, paint oneself into a corner, paint pot, paint roller, paint stripper, paint the town red, paintwork, painty, pair
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How to use paint roller in a sentence
This is great if you're driving over and picking up dry dirt, but if the robot encounters a soft mass of something that it can grind up, those spinning brushes quickly become paint rollers.
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