English dictionary
register
/'r/E//dZ//I/st/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an official written record of names or events or transactions
Synonyms registrySource: WordNet 3.0
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(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
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a book in which names and transactions are listed
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(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
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an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
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a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
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a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
Synonyms cash registerSource: WordNet 3.0
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A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.
Source: webster1913
verb
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record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
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record in a public office or in a court of law
Synonyms fileSource: WordNet 3.0
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enroll to vote
ExamplesRegister for an election.
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be aware of
ExamplesDid you register any change when I pressed the button?
Synonyms recordSource: WordNet 3.0
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indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
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have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
Synonyms cross-fileSource: WordNet 3.0
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show in one's face
ExamplesHer surprise did not register.
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manipulate the registers of an organ
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send by registered mail
ExamplesI'd like to register this letter.
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enter into someone's consciousness
ExamplesDid this event register in your parents' minds?
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To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service.
Source: webster1913
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To enroll one's name in a register.
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To enter the name of the owner of (a share of stock, a bond, or other security) in a register, or record book. A registered security is transferable only on the written assignment of the owner of record and on surrender of his bond, stock certificate, or the like.
Source: webster1913