Definitions for regulars

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regulars reg·u·lar

Spelling: [reg-yuh-ler]

IPA: /ˈrɛg yə lər/

Regulars is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 287 anagrams from letters in regulars (aeglrrsu).

Definitions for regulars

noun

1. a long-standing or habitual customer or client:
2. Ecclesiastical. a member of a duly constituted religious order under a rule.
3. Military. a professional soldier.
4. U.S. Politics. a party member who faithfully stands by his or her party.
5. a size of garment designed for men of average build.
6. a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.
7. an athlete who plays in most of the games, usually from the start.

adjective

1. usual; normal; customary:
2. evenly or uniformly arranged; symmetrical:
3. characterized by fixed principle, uniform procedure, etc.:
4. recurring at fixed times; periodic:
5. rhythmical:
6. occurring with normal frequency, as menses or bowel movements.
7. having regular menses or bowel movements.
8. adhering to a rule or procedure; methodical:
9. observing fixed times or habits; habitual:
10. orderly; well-ordered:
11. conforming to some accepted rule, discipline, etc.
12. carried out in accordance with an accepted principle or rule; formally correct:
13. qualified to engage in an occupation or profession; legitimate; proper:
14. Informal. real or genuine; down-to-earth; decent: absolute; thoroughgoing:
15. (of a flower) having the members of each of its floral circles or whorls alike in form and size.
16. Grammar. conforming to the most prevalent pattern of formation, inflection, construction, etc.
17. Mathematics. governed by one law throughout. (of a polygon) having all sides and angles equal. (of a polyhedron) having all faces congruent regular polygons, and all solid angles congruent. (of a topological space) having the property that, corresponding to each point and a closed set not containing the point, there are two disjoint open sets, one containing the point, the other containing the closed set. (of a function of a complex variable) analytic (def 5a).
18. Military. noting or belonging to the permanently organized, or standing, army of a state.
19. International Law. noting soldiers recognized as legitimate combatants in warfare.
20. Ecclesiastical. subject to a religious rule, or belonging to a religious or monastic order (opposed to secular):
21. U.S. Politics. of, relating to, or selected by the recognized agents of a political party:
22. of or relating to a product, as a food or beverage, that has the original formula or typical ingredients, usually used to contrast with a modified version of the same product:
23. (of coffee) containing an average amount of milk or cream.

Origin of regulars

1350-1400; Middle English reguler (adj.) Middle French Late Latin rēgulāris. See regula, -ar¹

Examples for regulars

And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.

It will not even be a regular history in the accepted sense of the word.

Park employees helped John quit tobacco by way of a butts-proof glass enclosure, a drastic change in diet, and regular exercise.

But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.

The stairway was very narrow, and formed a regular spiral as in a turret.

His hero, Bruce Springsteen, is a gazillionaire, but he still manages to come across as a regular guy, so perception is reality.

For the remainder of that day, poor George was in a regular whirl of excitement.

The bayonets glisten in a regular line of blue-white points.

Yet the email references the 1970s, “when police officers were ambushed and executed on a regular basis.”

It was one of the regular delights of the household to see them bathe.