scroll

A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.

The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.

The act of scrolling.

The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.

An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape.

A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.

A spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.

A turbinate bone.

A skew surface.

(no longer used) A rough draft of anything.

To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.

To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

To continuously and aimlessly consume content on social media, especially on websites or apps with a scrolling feed, such as Instagram, TikTok, or X.

(Internet, old-fashioned) To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.

(no longer used) To draft; to write in rough outline.