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UK
/ɹˈɛɡjuːlɐ/
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[ US /ˈɹeɪɡjəɫɝ, ˈɹɛɡjəɫɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹeɪɡjəɫɝ, ˈɹɛɡjəɫɝ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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officially full-time
regular students -
often used as intensifiers
a regular nincompoop
he's a veritable swine
a regular morass of details -
conforming to a standard or pattern
a regular electrical outlet
following the regular procedure of the legislature -
in accord with regular practice or procedure
took his regular morning walk
her regular bedtime
her regular bedtime -
regularly scheduled for fixed times
regular bus departures
at a regular meeting of the PTA -
symmetrically arranged
a regular polygon
regular features
even features -
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
his regular calls on his customers
regular meals
regular duties -
not deviating from what is normal
her regular bedtime
her regular bedtime -
(used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
the regular army -
occurring at fixed intervals
a regular beat
the even rhythm of his breathing - not constipated
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relating to a person who does something regularly
a regular customer
a steady drinker - (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
NOUN
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a regular patron
a bum who is a Central Park fixture
an habitue of the racetrack - a soldier in the regular army
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a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
he is one of the party regulars - a garment size for persons of average height and weight
How To Use regular In A Sentence
- People in no way adhere to regular social conventions online. Times, Sunday Times
- Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
- Let the term geoid apply to the natural irregular surface of the earth and the term spheroid to the ideal regular sur - face of the geodesist which coincides nearly with sealevel and is necessarily a level surface. Transactions - American Philosophical Society
- FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming: Gujarati Dal (Healthy Lentil Soup)
- Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
- He moved to Paris in 1767, and after a couple of years had become so popular that he received regular commissions to write two or three operas a year for various theatres.
- Surely you appreciate that for those who regularly attack Israel and its suporters, “Likud” is a label fraught with negative implications that have nothing to do with the political realities within Israel. The Volokh Conspiracy » Human Rights Watch Update
- So was Laker's concept of cheap but regular air travel.
- Clinical assessments were estimated to take on average 9.8 minutes for a regular review and 13.4 minutes for an annual review.
- DESPITE his great attacking prowess and capacity to find the net fairly on a regular basis, he does not come across as a penalty taker. The Sun
