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CEFRB1

/skɹəʊl/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move text or images up or down on a screen.

  2. 02

    noun

    An old document written on a rolled sheet.

Examples

  • Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

  • The "scroll lock" key is not used anymore.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /skrol/
  • /skrɔ(w)l/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

  2. Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.

More examples

In context

  • I gave the terms and conditions a quick scroll before signing up to the website.

  • I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll.

  • She scrolled the offending image out of view.

Synonyms

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The archaeologist carefully unrolled the ancient blank to read the inscriptions inside.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English scrowle, scrolle, from earlier scrowe, scrouwe (influenced by Middle English rolle), from Old French escroe, escrowe, escrouwe (“scroll, strip of parchment”), from Frankish *skrōda (“a shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō, from *skrew- (“to cut; cutting tool”), extension of *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Doublet of shred and escrow.