Definition of REGISTRY

registry

Plural: registries

Noun

  • An official record or place where records are kept.
  • an official written record of names or events or transactions
  • A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
  • A record; an account; a register.
  • The act of registering; registration.
  • A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Examples

  • The Words With Friends dictionary served as the ultimate registry for valid word plays.

Origin / Etymology

A variant of registery, from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”), partly from Medieval Latin regesterium, registerium and probably also partly formed with -ery. Equivalent to register + -y.

Synonyms

register

Scrabble Score: 12

registry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
registry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
registry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

registry: valid Words With Friends Word