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