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- pronunciation:
- re
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 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a book that officially records names, events, or other information.
The desk clerk then asked him to sign the hotel register.- synonyms:
- roster
- similar words:
- catalog
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| definition 2: |
an entry placed in such a book.
- synonyms:
- registration
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| definition 3: |
a mechanical device, such as an adding machine, for recording precise quantitative data.
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| definition 4: |
a document carried by merchant ships to show their country of origin.
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| definition 5: |
a cash register.
The clerk opened the register, deposited the payment, and gave the customer his change.- synonyms:
- cash register
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| definition 6: |
a gratelike opening, often in the floor, through which a room can be heated or cooled.
The room was cold because the register had been closed.- synonyms:
- duct, vent
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| definition 7: |
the range of a musical instrument or voice.
The high notes are hard for her because her voice is in the low register.- synonyms:
- range
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| related words: |
annals, archives, calendar, catalogue, journal, list, log, manifest, tally |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
registers, registering, registered |
| definition 1: |
to enter in a register, esp. for purposes of the law.
You have to register your car every two years.The police found a gun in the car, but it had not been registered.- synonyms:
- enroll, enter, log
- similar words:
- book, lodge, note, record, sign, tally
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| definition 2: |
to indicate (feeling or emotion) by gesture or expression.
We expected her to be upset, but her face registered no emotion.- synonyms:
- betray, show
- similar words:
- bespeak, cast, evince, indicate, reflect, reveal
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| definition 3: |
to show, as on an instrument or scale.
The butcher piled bacon on the scale until it registered three pounds.- synonyms:
- indicate, read, show
- similar words:
- cast, display, exhibit, manifest, reveal
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| definition 4: |
to cause (mail) to be officially recorded, so as to insure against loss or theft.
It was an important document, so I decided to register it before mailing.- similar words:
- certify, insure
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| definition 5: |
to enroll, as in a course of study or as a voter.
The college registered more foreign students this year than ever before.- synonyms:
- enroll, sign up
- similar words:
- enter, join, matriculate
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| related words: |
catalogue, enroll, itemize, list, patent, program, put down, score |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to have one's name put in an official register; enroll.
Have you registered to vote yet?I registered early for all of my spring classes.He registered for the draft in 1968.- synonyms:
- enroll, sign up
- similar words:
- enlist, join, matriculate
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| definition 2: |
to enter one's name, and often other information about oneself, on a guest list or list of event participants to show that one is in attendance.
We are at the hotel now but our friends haven't registered yet.- synonyms:
- sign in
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| definition 3: |
to make an impression.
Did my point register with you?- similar words:
- dawn on, penetrate, soak in
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| related words: |
volunteer |
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| derivation: |
registrable (registerable) (adj.) |
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