regular

1. 1

   Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).

   • regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy
2. 2

   Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.

3. 3

   Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size

4. 4

   Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.

5. 5

   Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.

   • April may be the cruellest month, but I am planning to render it civilised and to take my antibiotics in a regular manner.
6. 6

   Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.

7. 7

   Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.).archaic

8. 8

   Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.

   • He made regular visits to go see his mother.
9. 9

   Of a verb, plural, etc., following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.

   • "Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk".
10. 10

    Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.US

    • “I don’t see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You’re a regular Shakespeare!” exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things.

ant. irregular · non-regular · nonregular

1. 1

   Regularly, on a regular basis.archaicdialectalnonstandard

   • Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.
   • "There's only twenty men staying in the house regular," said Ahearne, showing him around[.]

1. 1

   A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).

2. 2

   A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.

   • Bartenders usually know their regulars by name.
3. 3

   A member of the armed forces or police force.

4. 4

   A member of the armed forces or police force.; Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.Singapore

   • Boss, this is the situation. They were regulars in the army. They’ve left the army and are taxi drivers now. He was a commando and he was a state boxer. They don’t earn much and there’s no end.
5. 5

   A frequent customer, client or business partner.

   • This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.
6. 6

   A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.

   • When it comes to regulars, some shows feature ensemble casts in which all the characters are more or less equal and the focus of the show shifts from one member of the ensemble to another from episode to episode.
7. 7

   A coffee with one cream and one sugar.Canada

8. 8

   Anything that is normal or standard.

   • You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters, and some are peewees.
9. 9

   A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.

10. 10

    A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.

ant. non-regular · nonregular