register


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     n 1: an official written record of names or events or
          transactions [syn: registry]
     2: the timbre characteristic of a certain range and manner of
        production of the human voice
     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 [syn: cash register]
     v 1: record in writing; enter into a register
     2: register in a public office or in a court of law; "file for
        divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: file]
     3: register to vote; "register for an election"
     4: be aware of [syn: record]
     5: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
        thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The
        gauge read `empty'" [syn: read, show, record]
     6: register as a candidate for several parties [syn: cross-file]
     7: show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register"
     8: send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter"
     9: enter into someone's consciousness