Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun register
7 senses of register
Sense 1
register, registry -- (an official written record of names or events or transactions)
=> written record, written account -- (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)
Sense 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 instruments)
=> timbre, timber, quality, tone -- ((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")
Sense 3
register -- (a book in which names and transactions are listed)
=> record -- (a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase")
Sense 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 kind)
=> memory device, storage device -- (a device that preserves information for retrieval)
Sense 5
register -- (an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room)
=> air passage, air duct, airway -- (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))
Sense 6
register -- (a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device)
=> regulator -- (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)
Sense 7
cash register, register -- (a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill)
=> cashbox, money box, till -- (a strongbox for holding cash)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb register
10 senses of register
Sense 1
register -- (record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions)
=> record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Sense 2
file, register -- (record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint")
=> register -- (record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions)
Sense 3
register -- (enroll to vote; "register for an election")
=> enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit -- (register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members")
Sense 4
record, register -- (be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?")
Sense 5
read, register, show, record -- (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'")
=> indicate -- (to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter")
Sense 6
cross-file, register -- (have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties)
=> campaign, run -- (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?")
Sense 7
register -- (show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register")
=> show, show up -- (be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show")
Sense 8
register -- (manipulate the registers of an organ)
=> play -- (perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?")
Sense 9
register -- (send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter")
=> mail, post, send -- (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written")
Sense 10
register -- (enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?")
=> affect -- (act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate")