register in WordNet English dictionary

1. a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
   cash register  register 
   
2. a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
   register 
   
3. an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
   register 
   
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
   register 
   
5. (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
   register 
   
6. an official written record of names or events or transactions
   register  registry 
   
7. a book in which names and transactions are listed
   register 
   

1. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
   cross-file  register 
   
2. record in a public office or in a court of law
   "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
   file  register 
   
3. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
   "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
   read  register  show  record 
   
4. be aware of
   "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
   record  register 
   
5. enter into someone's consciousness
   "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
   register 
   
6. send by registered mail
   "I'd like to register this letter"
   register 
   
7. manipulate the registers of an organ
   register 
   
8. show in one's face
   "Her surprise did not register"
   register 
   
9. record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
   register 
   
10. enroll to vote
    "register for an election"
    register