function vs roll

roll vs function

function and roll both are nouns.

function and roll both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
function	Yes	No	Yes	No
roll	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, roll is a hyponym of function; that is, roll is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than function:

function: perform as expected when applied
roll: begin operating or running

Other hyponyms of function include double, run, cut, serve, service.

function (noun)	roll (noun)
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group	a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
what something is used for	the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program	the act of throwing dice
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people	walking with a swaying gait
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony	anything rolled up in cylindrical form
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)	photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another	a list of names
	a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
	a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
	rotary motion of an object around its own axis
	the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
	small rounded bread either plain or sweet
	a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

function (verb)	roll (verb)
perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function	execute a roll, in tumbling
perform as expected when applied	take the shape of a roll or cylinder
serve a purpose, role, or function	show certain properties when being rolled
	boil vigorously
	shape by rolling
	pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
	arrange or coil around
	begin operating or running
	flatten or spread with a roller
	move by turning over or rotating
	move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
	cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
	move, rock, or sway from side to side
	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
	occur in soft rounded shapes

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