Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce proper noun: any of several British companies that make motor cars, aero engines, etc.
Proper noun
Rolls-Royce
- Any of several British companies that make motor cars, aero engines, etc.
Noun
Rolls-Royce (plural Rolls-Royces)
- A car made by this manufacturer.
- ‘What is the most expensive car?’ she had once asked Stan. ‘A cad – Cadillac or a Rolls,’ Stan had said, and sometimes Raoul had a Cadillac, sometimes a Rolls-Royce.1968, Rumer Godden, “L’Élégance”, in Swans & Turtles: Stories, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 159
- And she pondered the first of Miss Seeton’s sketches, the one Delphick had been coerced into showing her: the sleek cat reflected in the mirror, with the ram—the ram from the wrong, confusing case—beneath it on the bonnet of the Rolls-Royce in which Ferencz Szabo, of the Stentorian voice, rode so...1994, Hamilton Crane [pseudonym; Sarah J. Mason], chapter 32, in Miss Seeton Undercover (Miss Seeton; 17), New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 256
- Anything that is the best of its type; the best quality product possible.
- the Rolls-Royce of chocolate
- But for an aspiring animation cartoonist, getting a job at Walt Disney was like hitting the major leagues—the Rolls Royce of animation. Now here we were walking down Dopey Drive and making a right at Mickey Avenue.2013, Floyd Norman, Animated Life
- Synonyms:
- all that and a bag of chips, antelope's cantaloupes, ant's pants, bee's knees, bollocks, cat's ass, cat's meow, cat's pajamas, cat's pyjamas, cat's whiskers
Rolls-Royce meaning in Arabic
Rolls-Royce in Arabic
- British brand - manufacturer(s) of cars, aero engines, etc.
- رُولْز رُويْس rulz ruys
Synonyms of Rolls-Royce
- Rolls
- Roller
- R-R
- all that and a bag of chips
- antelope's cantaloupes
- ant's pants
- bee's knees
- bollocks
- cat's ass
- cat's meow
23 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- cat's pajamas
- cat's pyjamas
- cat's whiskers
- cream of the crop
- crème de la crème
- da bomb
- dog's bollocks
- dog's dangly bits
- finger-lickin' good
- finger-licking good
- flea's eyebrows
- fox's socks
- greatest thing since sliced bread
- gold standard
- kitty's titties
- llama's pajamas
- mutt's nuts
- ne plus ultra
- spider's ankles
- the bomb
- the business
- the shit
- the tits
Forms of Rolls-Royce
| plural | Rolls-Royces |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Rolls Royce |
Origin of Rolls-Royce
The original company was established in 1904 by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.
Words formed from Rolls-Royce
Questions about Rolls-Royce
- What does Rolls-Royce mean?
- Rolls-Royce means any of several British companies that make motor cars, aero engines, etc.
- What is Rolls-Royce in Arabic?
- Rolls-Royce in Arabic is رُولْز رُويْس (rulz ruys). See Rolls-Royce meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Rolls-Royce?
- Rolls-Royce can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Rolls-Royce in the dictionary
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