roll-on

1. 1.

   a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator

   Broaderdispenser
2. 2.

   a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips

   Broaderfoundation garment

Questions about roll-on

What does roll-on mean?

roll-on means "a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in roll-on?

roll-on has 2 syllables: rol-l-on. The stress falls on "rol".

Is roll-on a common word?

roll-on is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.