steamroller
English
noun
Definitions
- a steam-powered heavy road roller
- (informal) Any heavy road roller
- (by extension) any seemingly irresistible force
- a pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end; it rolls the smoke (steam)
Etymology
Compound from English steam + English roller.
Origin
English
roller
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rollermania English
- asteam English
- nonsteam English
- oversteam English
- roll English
- roller English
- roller sled hockey English
- roller sledge hockey English
- rollerball English
- rollerblade English
- rollerboard English
- rollerdrum English
- rollered English
- rollerless English
- rollerman English
- steam English
- steamable English
- steamboat English
- steamer English
- steamest English
- steameth English
- steamfitter English
- steamfitting English
- steamie English
- steamless English
- steamlike English
- steamliner English
- steampipe English
- steamproof English
- steampunk English
- steamroll English
- steamship English
- steamsona English
- steamtable English
- steamtight English
- steamway English
- steamy English
- roller French
- ローラー Japanese
- rollere Middle English
- steem Middle English
- ρόλεϊ Greek (modern)
- stêm Welsh
- stînme Norman
- stînmeux Norman
- roll
- steam
- roller
- asteam
- steamy
- steamer
- steamie
- steamest
- rollered
- steameth
- steamway
- nonsteam
- steamship
- steamroll
- steamboat
- steamless
- steampipe
- steamable
- rollerman
- steampunk
- oversteam
- steamsona
- steamlike
- steamproof
- steamtight
- rollerball
- rollerdrum
- steamliner
- rollerless
- steamtable
- steamfitter
- rollerblade
- Rollermania
- rollerboard
- steamfitting
- roller sled hockey
- roller sledge hockey