Which Joe gave his name to ‘sloppy joes’? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
1‘the register of electors’
official list, listing, roll, roster, index, directory, catalogue, schedule, inventory, tally, calendar
2‘her death was recorded in the parish register’
record, chronicle, diary, journal, log, logbook, ledger, archive
3‘the lower register of the piano’
range, area, region, reaches, sweep
voice, notes, octaves
1‘the car is registered in his name’
record, put on record, enter, file, lodge, post, set down, inscribe, write down, put in writing, submit, report, take down, note, minute, list, log, catalogue
2‘it is not too late to register for the conference’
enrol, put one's name down, enlist, enter, sign on, sign up, apply
go in for
3‘the dial registered much more than half an ounce’
indicate, read, record, show, display
4‘her face registered gathering anger’
display, show, express, exhibit, evince, betray, disclose, evidence, reveal, manifest, demonstrate, reflect, bespeak, testify to
5‘the content of her statement did not register’
make an impression, get through, sink in, fall into place, penetrate, have an effect, dawn, strike home, be understood
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