a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
an entry in such a book, record, or list.
an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality.
registration or registry.
a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded.
cash register.
Music.
the compass or range of a voice or an instrument.
a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality:the head register; the upper register of the clarinet.
(in an organ) a stop.
a device for controlling the flow of warmed air or the like through an opening, as from a duct to an interior, composed of a number of narrow, parallel blades, usually behind a grating, that may be adjusted so as to overlap and close the opening.
Photography. proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving.
Printing.
a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines, columns, etc., especially on the two sides of a leaf.
correct relation or exact superimposition, as of colors in color printing.
a bookmark, especially a ribbon attached to the spine of a book.
Linguistics. a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting: an informal register; the register of scientific discourse.
Computers. a high-speed storage location in the CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase.
verb (used with object)
to enter or cause to be entered formally in a register.
to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, theft, damage, etc., during transmission.
to enroll (a student, voter, etc.) in a school or course of study, on the voting rolls, etc.
to indicate by a record, as instruments do: The thermometer registered 102 degrees today.
to indicate or show, as on a scale.
Printing. to adjust so as to secure exact correspondence; cause to be in register.
Military. to adjust (fire) on a known point.
to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions.
to document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade) by issuing a certificate of registry.
verb (used without object)
to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll: to register at a motel.
to apply for and obtain inclusion of one's name on the list of voters.
to enroll in a school or course of study: I've registered for three English classes.
Printing. to be in register.
to show: A broad smile registered on his face.
to have some effect; make some impression: My plea didn't register on him at all.
Origin of register
1350–1400; Middle English registre<Middle French, Old French <Medieval Latin registrum, regestrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta catalog, list, noun use of neuter plural of Latin regestus, past participle of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect, equivalent to re-re- + ges-, stem of gerere to bear + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English registren (<Middle French registrer) <Medieval Latin registrāre, derivative of registrum
non·reg·is·tra·ble,adjectivepre·reg·is·ter,verb (used with or without object)re·reg·is·ter,verbun·reg·is·tra·ble,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH register
register , registrar
Words nearby register
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Annie Lee Cooper, well played by Winfrey, is shown trying but failing to register to vote.
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Nor are we told that she lost her job at a local nursing home after she tried to register to vote in 1964.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“They refused to register a case, saying the matter is out of their hands,” he told me.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I doubt Wills feels it is disgusting for pro-life activists to register voters at anti-abortion protests.
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For example, under current law, every state resident can register to vote by mail.
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There is only one exception, only one blot on the page, only one dark spot on the register.
The King's Cup-Bearer|Amy Catherine Walton
A special compartment of the register might be kept for the reception of all such cases.
Dactylography|Henry Faulds
The Parliament was only permitted to register the edicts of the Crown, but not to refuse them, as it claimed to do.
Stray Pearls|Charlotte M. Yonge
Course it's all right for you to register this leader about not bein' scared of him.
Torchy, Private Sec.|Sewell Ford
Mrs. Forsyth put the Pomeranian down at once and advanced toward the register.
The Corner House Girls at School|Grace Brooks Hill
British Dictionary definitions for register
register
/ (ˈrɛdʒɪstə) /
noun
an official or formal list recording names, events, or transactions
the book in which such a list is written
an entry in such a list
a recording device that accumulates data, totals sums of money, etca cash register
a movable plate that controls the flow of air into a furnace, chimney, room, etc
computingone of a set of word-sized locations in the central processing unit in which items of data are placed temporarily before they are operated on by program instructions
music
the timbre characteristic of a certain manner of voice productionSee head voice, chest voice
any of the stops on an organ as classified in respect of its tonal qualitythe flute register
printing
the correct alignment of the separate plates in colour printing
the exact correspondence of lines of type, columns, etc, on the two sides of a printed sheet of paper
a form of a language associated with a particular social situation or subject matter, such as obscene slang, legal language, or journalese
the act or an instance of registering
verb
(tr)to enter or cause someone to enter (an event, person's name, ownership, etc) on a register; formally record
to show or be shown on a scale or other measuring instrumentthe current didn't register on the meter
to show or be shown in a person's face, bearing, etchis face registered surprise
(intr)to have an effect; make an impressionthe news of her uncle's death just did not register
to send (a letter, package, etc) by registered post
(tr)printingto adjust (a printing press, forme, etc) to ensure that the printed matter is in register
(intr often foll by with) (of a mechanical part) to align (with another part)
militaryto bring (a gun) to bear on its target by adjustment according to the accuracy of observed single rounds
Derived forms of register
registerer, nounregistrable, adjective
Word Origin for register
C14: from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regerere to transcribe, from re- + gerere to bear