list vs roll

list and roll both are nouns.

list and roll both are verbs.

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

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

list: a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
roll: a list of names

Other hyponyms of list include agenda, agendum, order of business, A-list, bibliography, bill, black book, blacklist, shitlist, calendar, calorie chart, canon, catalog, catalogue, character set, chart, checklist, class list, honours list, codex, contents, table of contents, corrigenda, credits, criminal record, record, directory, distribution list, enumeration, numbering, FAQ, free list, grocery list, shopping list, hit list, hit parade, index, key, key, inventory, stock list, mailing list, flag, masthead, computer menu, menu, necrology, play list, playlist, portfolio, posting, price list, push-down list, push-down stack, stack, queue, roster, schedule, shopping list, short list, shortlist, sick list, slate, ticket, standing, wish list, bucket list.

list (noun)	roll (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical	a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)	the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
	the act of throwing dice
	walking with a swaying gait
	anything rolled up in cylindrical form
	photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
	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)

list (verb)	roll (verb)
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of	execute a roll, in tumbling
enumerate	take the shape of a roll or cylinder
tilt to one side	show certain properties when being rolled
cause to lean to the side	boil vigorously
include in a list	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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