Regular and Defined

regular

A regular patron.
- usage: "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
- synonyms: habitue, fixture
A soldier in the regular army.
A dependable follower (especially in party politics. )
- usage: "he is one of the party regulars"
A garment size for persons of average height and weight.

In accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle.
- usage: "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"
Often used as intensifiers.
- usage: "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"
- synonyms: veritable
Conforming to a standard or pattern.
- usage: "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"
Regularly scheduled for fixed times.
- usage: "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"
In accord with regular practice or procedure.
- usage: "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
Occurring at fixed intervals.
- usage: "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
- synonyms: even
Relating to a person who does something regularly.
- usage: "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"
- synonyms: steady
Used of the military. ( belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces)
- usage: "the regular army"
Of solids. ( having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula)
Not constipated.
- synonyms: unconstipated
Symmetrically arranged.
- usage: "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
- synonyms: even
Not deviating from what is normal.
- usage: "her regular bedtime"
Officially full-time.
- usage: "regular students"

(a.) A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church.
(a.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
(a.) Same as Isometric.
(a.) Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.
(a.) Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle or type or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
(a.) Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
(a.) Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
(a.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.
(a.) Constituted, selected or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

defined

Determine the essential quality of.
- synonyms: specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
Give a definition for the meaning of a word.
- usage: "Define `sadness'"
- synonyms: define
Determine the nature of.
- usage: "What defines a good wine"
- synonyms: define
Show the form or outline of.
- usage: "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
- synonyms: define, delineate
Decide upon or fix definitely.
- usage: "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
- synonyms: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

Clearly characterized or delimited.
- usage: "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties"
Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary.
- usage: "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"
- synonyms: outlined

(imp.&p.p.) of Define.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary