- usual; normal; customary: To stay tidy, always put things back in their regular place immediately.
- evenly or uniformly arranged; symmetrical: His white, regular teeth were his most noticable feature.
- characterized by fixed principle, uniform procedure, etc.: It's a relief to finally have regular income coming in.
- recurring at fixed times; periodic: Regular bus departures occured between noon and three in the afternnoon.The dog is much better now that she's getting regular meals.
- rhythmical: The baby's regular breathing suggested she was finally sleeping.
- occurring with normal frequency, as menses or bowel movements.
- having regular menses or bowel movements.
- adhering to a rule or procedure; methodical: regular habits; to be regular in one's diet.
- observing fixed times or habits; habitual: a regular customer.
- orderly; well-ordered: a regular life.
- conforming to some accepted rule, discipline, etc.
- carried out in accordance with an accepted principle or rule; formally correct: a regular session of the court.
- qualified to engage in an occupation or profession; legitimate; proper: I suspected the man wasn't a regular doctor.
- Informal.
- real or genuine; down-to-earth; decent: a regular guy.
- absolute; thoroughgoing: a regular rascal.
- (of a flower) having the members of each of its floral circles or whorls alike in form and size.
- conforming to the most prevalent pattern of formation, inflection, construction, etc.: a regular verb.
- 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).
- noting or belonging to the permanently organized, or standing, army of a state.
- noting soldiers recognized as legitimate combatants in warfare.
- subject to a religious rule, or belonging to a religious or monastic order (opposed to secular): regular clergy.
- of, relating to, or selected by the recognized agents of a political party: the regular ticket.
- of or relating to a product, such 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: regular or diet soda;regular yogurt or soy yogurt;regular gasoline or premium.
- (of coffee) containing an average amount of milk or cream.
- a long-standing or habitual customer or client: The restaurant can always find tables for its regulars.
- a member of a duly constituted religious order under a rule.
- a professional soldier.
- a party member who faithfully stands by their party.
- a size of garment designed for men of average build.
- a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in a size of garment designed for men of average build.
- an athlete who plays in most of the games, usually from the start.
- normal, customary, or usual
- according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or order
- occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals
- following a set rule or normal practice; methodical or orderly
- symmetrical in appearance or form; even
- organized, elected, conducted, etc, in a proper or officially prescribed manner
- officially qualified or recognized
- (intensifier)
- likable, dependable, or nice (esp in the phrase a regular guy)
- denoting or relating to the personnel or units of the permanent military services
- (of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, alike in size, shape, arrangement, etc; symmetrical
- (of the formation, inflections, etc, of a word) following the usual pattern of formation in a language
- maths
- (of a polygon) equilateral and equiangular
- (of a polyhedron) having identical regular polygons as faces that make identical angles with each other
- (of a prism) having regular polygons as bases
- (of a pyramid) having a regular polygon as a base and the altitude passing through the centre of the base
- another name for analytic (def. 5)
- botany another word for actinomorphic
- subject to the rule of an established religious order or community
- of, selected by, or loyal to the leadership or platform of a political party
- crystallog another word for cubic (def. 4)
- a professional long-term serviceman or -woman in a military unit
- a person who does something regularly, such as attending a theatre or patronizing a shop
- a member of a religious order or congregation, as contrasted with a secular
- a party member loyal to the leadership, organization, platform, etc, of his or her party
