steamroller
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- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
/ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/
Definition of steamroller
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)A steam-powered heavy road roller.
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noun
- (historical)A steam-powered heavy road roller.
- (broadly, informal)Any heavy road roller.
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(figuratively)Any seemingly irresistible force.
“Well, I'm a steamroller, babe / I'm bound to roll all over you”
“England's last line-out in World Cup rugby had been stolen by New Zealand in a dramatic conclusion to the final three years ago, but the driving maul remains a potent weapon and flanker Sadia Kabeya was decisive as England fired up the steamroller once more.”
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(slang)A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
“It's more about him testing his wares. He rolls joints. He doesn't own a bong, hookah, smoking pipe, chillum, vaporizer, scale, dugout system, grinder, or steamroller.”
verb
- (transitive)To level a road using a steamroller.
- (figuratively, transitive)To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From steam + roller.
Words you can make from steamroller
200+ playable · top: ELASTOMER (11 pts)
Best play elastomer 11 points9-letter words
5 words8-letter words
22 words- MARTELLO 10 pts
- MOLESTER 10 pts
- MORELLES 10 pts
- REARMOST 10 pts
- REMASTER 10 pts
- SLALOMER 10 pts
- STREAMER 10 pts
- TRAMELLS 10 pts
- ALTERERS 8 pts
- OLEASTER 8 pts
- REALLOTS 8 pts
- REALTERS 8 pts
- REALTORS 8 pts
- RELATERS 8 pts
- RELATORS 8 pts
- RELEASOR 8 pts
- RESTORAL 8 pts
- ROSTELLA 8 pts
- SOLLERET 8 pts
- STROLLER 8 pts
- TERRELLA 8 pts
- TROLLERS 8 pts
7-letter words
75 words- ARMLETS 9 pts
- ARMREST 9 pts
- EMOTERS 9 pts
- LAMSTER 9 pts
- MAESTRO 9 pts
- MALLEES 9 pts
- MALLETS 9 pts
- MALTOLS 9 pts
- MALTOSE 9 pts
- MELTERS 9 pts
- MERLOTS 9 pts
- METEORS 9 pts
- MOLTERS 9 pts
- MORALES 9 pts
- MORELLE 9 pts
- MORTALS 9 pts
- MORTARS 9 pts
- MOSELLE 9 pts
- OMELETS 9 pts
- OMERTAS 9 pts
- REAMERS 9 pts
- REMATES 9 pts
- REMELTS 9 pts
- REMORAS 9 pts
- REMORSE 9 pts
- REMOTER 9 pts
- REMOTES 9 pts
- RESMELT 9 pts
- RETEAMS 9 pts
- ROAMERS 9 pts
- SMALLER 9 pts
- SMARTER 9 pts
- SMEARER 9 pts
- SMELLER 9 pts
- SMELTER 9 pts
- STEAMER 9 pts
- STROMAL 9 pts
- TELOMES 9 pts
- TERMERS 9 pts
- TERMORS 9 pts
- TRAMELL 9 pts
- TRAMELS 9 pts
- TREMORS 9 pts
- ALERTER 7 pts
- ALTERER 7 pts
- AREOLES 7 pts
- ELATERS 7 pts
- OLEATES 7 pts
- OLESTRA 7 pts
- REALEST 7 pts
- REALLOT 7 pts
- REALTER 7 pts
- REALTOR 7 pts
- RELATER 7 pts
- RELATES 7 pts
- RELATOR 7 pts
- REROLLS 7 pts
- RESLATE 7 pts
- RESTORE 7 pts
- RETEARS 7 pts
- RETELLS 7 pts
- ROASTER 7 pts
- ROLLERS 7 pts
- ROSEATE 7 pts
- ROSELLA 7 pts
- ROSELLE 7 pts
- ROSTRAL 7 pts
- SERRATE 7 pts
- SOLERET 7 pts
- STEALER 7 pts
- STELLAR 7 pts
- TEARERS 7 pts
- TELLERS 7 pts
- TOLLERS 7 pts
- TROLLER 7 pts
6-letter words
97 words- ALMOST 8 pts
- AMEERS 8 pts
- AMOLES 8 pts
- ARMERS 8 pts
- ARMETS 8 pts
- ARMLET 8 pts
- ARMORS 8 pts
- EMOTER 8 pts
- EMOTES 8 pts
- LAMEST 8 pts
- MALLEE 8 pts
- MALLET 8 pts
- MALTOL 8 pts
- MASTER 8 pts
- MATERS 8 pts
- MATRES 8 pts
- MEASLE 8 pts
- MELTER 8 pts
- MEREST 8 pts
- MERLES 8 pts
- MERLOT 8 pts
- METALS 8 pts
- METEOR 8 pts
- METERS 8 pts
- METOLS 8 pts
- METRES 8 pts
- METROS 8 pts
- MOLARS 8 pts
- MOLEST 8 pts
- MOLTER 8 pts
- MORALE 8 pts
- MORALS 8 pts
- MORELS 8 pts
- MORSEL 8 pts
- MORTAL 8 pts
- MORTAR 8 pts
- MOTELS 8 pts
- OMELET 8 pts
- OMERTA 8 pts
- ORMERS 8 pts
- RAMEES 8 pts
- RAMETS 8 pts
- RAMOSE 8 pts
- REALMS 8 pts
- REAMER 8 pts
- REARMS 8 pts
- REMATE 8 pts
- REMELT 8 pts
- REMORA 8 pts
- REMOTE 8 pts
- RETEAM 8 pts
- RETEMS 8 pts
- ALERTS 6 pts
- ALLEES 6 pts
- ALLOTS 6 pts
- ALTERS 6 pts
- AREOLE 6 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ARREST 6 pts
- ARTELS 6 pts
- ATOLLS 6 pts
- EASTER 6 pts
- EATERS 6 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
- ELATES 6 pts
- ERASER 6 pts
- ESTRAL 6 pts
- LAREES 6 pts
- LASTER 6 pts
- LEASER 6 pts
- LOREAL 6 pts
- OATERS 6 pts
- OLEATE 6 pts
- ORATES 6 pts
- OSETRA 6 pts
- OSTEAL 6 pts
- OSTLER 6 pts
- RAREST 6 pts
- RASTER 6 pts
- RATELS 6 pts
- RATERS 6 pts
- REALER 6 pts
- REALES 6 pts
- RELATE 6 pts
- RELETS 6 pts
- REROLL 6 pts
- REROSE 6 pts
- RESALE 6 pts
- RESEAL 6 pts
- RESEAT 6 pts
- RESELL 6 pts
- RESOLE 6 pts
- RESORT 6 pts
- RESTER 6 pts
- RETEAR 6 pts
- RETELL 6 pts
- RETORE 6 pts
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