[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"regular"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/irregular"]irregular[/URL]] [*]often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/regular(a)"]regular(a)[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/veritable(a)"]veritable(a)[/URL]] [*]conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet" [*](of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/irregular"]irregular[/URL]] [*]regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures" [*]in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime" [*]occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/even"]even[/URL]] [*]relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/steady"]steady[/URL]] [*](used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army" [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/irregular"]irregular[/URL]] [*]not constipated [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/unconstipated"]unconstipated[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/constipated"]constipated[/URL]] [*]symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/even"]even[/URL]] [*]not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime" [*]officially full-time; "regular students" [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/habitue"]habitue[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/fixture"]fixture[/URL]] [*]a soldier in the regular army [*]a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars" [*]a garment size for persons of average height and weight [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/regular"]http://www.word.sc/regular[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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