Rolodex
Rolodex (noun) means a rotating desktop file used to store contact cards, or, more broadly, one's network of professional contacts. Example: “She has an impressive rolodex of industry contacts.”
How to use Rolodex
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOriginally the physical spinning card-file device; today mostly used figuratively for someone's list of useful contacts.
Word forms
Rolodexed past tense, Rolodexes plural, Rolodexes singular
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She has an impressive _____ of industry contacts.
Etymology
A genericized trademark blending "rolling" and "index".
Rhymes for Rolodex
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What does “Rolodex” mean?
The word “Rolodex” means a rotating desktop file used to store contact cards, or, more broadly, one's network of professional contacts. In plain terms, originally the physical spinning card-file device; today mostly used figuratively for someone's list of useful contacts.
How do you use “Rolodex” in a sentence?
Here is “Rolodex” used in a sentence: “She has an impressive rolodex of industry contacts.”
What part of speech is “Rolodex”?
“Rolodex” is a noun.
What is the meaning of Rolodex?
"Rolodex" (noun) means a rotating desktop file used to store contact cards, or, more broadly, one's network of professional contacts.
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