scroll
part of speech
verb (scroll, scrolls, scrolled, scrolling); noun (a scroll, scrolls)
meaning for a pupil
1) To scroll means to move the text or pictures on a screen up, down or sideways to see more. tree →
2) A scroll is a long roll of paper or parchment with writing on it, used in ancient times. tree →
3) A scroll is a decoration shaped like a curl. tree →
sense in the lessons
Computing and online life: scroll down a web page; endless scrolling on apps can waste time, so set limits. History and religion: ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus scrolls; the Torah is read from a scroll. Stories: a wizard opens a magic scroll. Phrases: scroll down, scroll up, scroll through, scroll bar.
examples
- Scroll down to see the rest of the page. tree →
- I scrolled through my photos to find the dog. tree →
- The ancient Egyptians wrote on scrolls of papyrus. tree →
- The wizard unrolled a dusty scroll. tree →
- Don't spend hours scrolling on your phone. tree →
- The Torah scroll is kept in the synagogue. tree →
- Look well at this scroll and see whether you can read it. tree →
note
Spelled with double l. Past: scrolled. «Scroll» as a verb is modern (screens); as a noun it is ancient (rolled paper). The «scroll bar» or «scroll wheel» helps you move the page.
In the corpora
- Nearly 2000 years ago a volcano buried a Roman town and burned a library of scrolls to black lumps that nobody could open.
- Streaming services have huge libraries, and too much choice can make people scroll for ages without choosing.
- Films hide clues early on, so scrolling on a phone during a film means missing details that matter later.
- Daisy scrolls Instagram and sees Dad's new family: two little kids at the beach, Dad grinning.
- The Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, handwritten on scrolls that are read in the synagogue with great respect.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scroll» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.