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register
('r/E//dZ//I/st/@/r )

noun (n)

  • an official written record of names or events or transactions(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    registry
    source: wordnet30
  • (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(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • a book in which names and transactions are listed(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • (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(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    cash register
    source: wordnet30
  • A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • record in a public office or in a court of law(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    file
    source: wordnet30
  • enroll to vote(verb.social)
    Example:
    Register for an election.
    source: wordnet30
  • be aware of(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Did you register any change when I pressed the button?.
    Synonym:
    record
    source: wordnet30
  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    read, record, show
    source: wordnet30
  • have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    cross-file
    source: wordnet30
  • show in one's face(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Her surprise did not register.
    source: wordnet30
  • manipulate the registers of an organ(verb.creation)
    source: wordnet30
  • send by registered mail(verb.communication)
    Example:
    I'd like to register this letter.
    source: wordnet30
  • enter into someone's consciousness(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    Did this event register in your parents' minds?.
    source: wordnet30
  • To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To enroll one's name in a register.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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