shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
register
Noun
a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions
register
Noun
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
register
Noun
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
register
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
register
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
register
Noun
an official written record of names or events or transactions
register
Noun
a book in which names and transactions are listed
register
Verb
enter into someone's consciousness
register
Verb
indicate a certain reading
register
Verb
record in a public office or in a court of law
register
Verb
send by registered mail
register
Verb
manipulate the registers of an organ
register
Verb
be aware of
register
Verb
show in one's face
register
Verb
enroll to vote
register
Verb
record in writing
register
Verb
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
rubber tire
Noun
a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
round shot
Noun
a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
railcar
Noun
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
railway car
Noun
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
railroad car
Noun
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
rug beater
Noun
implement for beating dust out of carpets
rug pad
Noun
a pad placed under a carpet
ring mail
Noun
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
ring armor
Noun
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
ring armour
Noun
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
Roman collar
Noun
a stiff white collar with no opening in the front
round top
Noun
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
rack railway
Noun
railway for steep mountains
relief map
Noun
a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation
rood
Noun
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
rood-tree
Noun
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
rarity
Noun
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
rarity
Noun
a rarified quality
rarity
Noun
noteworthy scarcity
repository
Noun
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
repository
Noun
a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
repository
Noun
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
rowboat
Noun
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
roundabout way
Noun
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
rectifying tube
Noun
a thermionic tube having two electrodes
rectifying valve
Noun
a thermionic tube having two electrodes
robe-de-chambre
Noun
a robe worn before dressing or while lounging
rough drawing
Noun
a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
room access
Noun
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building
residence hall
Noun
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
radio-controlled aircraft
Noun
an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
remainder
Noun
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold