REGISTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does register mean? 

• REGISTER (noun)
  The noun REGISTER has 7 senses:

1. an official written record of names or events or transactions
2. (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
3. a book in which names and transactions are listed
4. (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
5. an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
6. a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
7. a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill

  Familiarity information: REGISTER used as a noun is common.

• REGISTER (verb)
  The verb REGISTER has 10 senses:

1. record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
2. record in a public office or in a court of law
3. enroll to vote
4. be aware of
5. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
6. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
7. show in one's face
8. manipulate the registers of an organ
9. send by registered mail
10. enter into someone's consciousness

  Familiarity information: REGISTER used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REGISTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An official written record of names or events or transactions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

registry; register

Hypernyms ("register" is a kind of...):

written account; written record (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "register"):

cadaster; cadastre (a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation)

check register (a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order))

studbook (official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses)

rent-roll (a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("register" is a kind of...):

quality; timber; timbre; tone ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound))

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "register"):

chest register; chest tone; chest voice (the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing)

head register; head tone; head voice (the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A book in which names and transactions are listed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("register" is a kind of...):

record (a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "register"):

payroll; paysheet (a list of employees and their salaries)

inventory ((accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods)

accounting; accounting system; method of accounting (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("register" is a kind of...):

memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "register"):

accumulator; accumulator register ((computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register)

counter ((computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers))

index register ((computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand)

shift register ((computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right)

Holonyms ("register" is a part of...):

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)

Sense 5

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Meaning:

An air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("register" is a kind of...):

air duct; air passage; airway (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))

Sense 6

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Meaning:

A regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("register" is a kind of...):

regulator (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)

Holonyms ("register" is a part of...):

furnace (an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.)

Sense 7

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Meaning:

A cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cash register; register

Hypernyms ("register" is a kind of...):

cashbox; money box; till (a strongbox for holding cash)

Meronyms (parts of "register"):

adding machine; totaliser; totalizer (a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions)

• REGISTER (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "register"):

book (register in a hotel booker)

list (include in a list)

enrol; enroll; enter; inscribe; recruit (register formally as a participant or member)

patent (grant rights to; grant a patent for)

file; register (record in a public office or in a court of law)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Record in a public office or in a court of law

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

file; register

Context examples:

file for divorce / file a complaint

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

register (record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Enroll to vote

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

register for an election

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

enrol; enroll; enter; inscribe; recruit (register formally as a participant or member)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 4

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Meaning:

Be aware of

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

register; record

Context example:

Did you register any change when I pressed the button?

"Register" entails doing...:

comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 5

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Meaning:

Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

record; register; read; show

Context examples:

The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero / The gauge read 'empty'

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

indicate (to state or express briefly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "register"):

say (indicate)

show (give evidence of, as of records)

strike (indicate (a certain time) by striking)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 6

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Meaning:

Have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

cross-file; register

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

campaign; run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "register"):

slate (enter on a list or slate for an election)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 7

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Meaning:

Show in one's face

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

Her surprise did not register

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

show; show up (be or become visible or noticeable)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 8

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Meaning:

Manipulate the registers of an organ

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

play (perform music on (a musical instrument))

Domain category:

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 9

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Meaning:

Send by registered mail

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

I'd like to register this letter

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

mail; post; send (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 10

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Meaning:

Enter into someone's consciousness

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

Did this event register in your parents' minds?

Hypernyms (to "register" is one way to...):

affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s