| Noun | 1. | register - an official written record of names or events or transactionscadaster, 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 | |
| 2. | register - (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 instrumentstimbre, tone, quality, timber - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
| 3. | register - a book in which names and transactions are listedrecord - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase" inventory - (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods payroll, paysheet - a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll" | |
| 4. | register - (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 kindcounter - (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 computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| 5. | register - an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room | |
| 6. | register - a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating devicefurnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. | |
| 7. | register - a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill | |
| Verb | 1. | register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactionsfile, register - record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" patent - grant rights to; grant a patent for list - include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?" book - register in a hotel booker | |
| 2. | register - record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions | |
| 3. | register - enroll to vote; "register for an election" | |
| 4. | register - be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"register - enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" register - show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register" | |
| 5. | register - indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"say - indicate; "The clock says noon" show - give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" strike - indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" indicate - to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" | |
| 6. | register - have one's name listed as a candidate for several partiescampaign, run - run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" slate - enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president" | |
| 7. | register - show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register"record, register - be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" show up, show - be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" | |
| 8. | register - manipulate the registers of an organmusic - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" | |
| 9. | register - send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter"mail, send, post - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" | |
| 10. | register - enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"affect - act physically on; have an effect upon record, register - be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" | |