Noun
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a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions
used in shops to add up the bill
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a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
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an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
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(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
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a book in which names and transactions are listed
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(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
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an official written record of names or events or transactions
Verb
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enter into someone's consciousness
"Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
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send by registered mail
"I'd like to register this letter"
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manipulate the registers of an organ
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show in one's face
"Her surprise did not register"
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have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
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indicate a certain reading
of gauges and instruments
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"
"The gauge read `empty'"
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be aware of
"Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
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enroll to vote
"register for an election"
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record in a public office or in a court of law
"file for divorce"
"file a complaint"
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record in writing
enter into a book of names or events or transactions