Record definition

Record as a noun

1. anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

   "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"

2. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

   Same sense: disc, disk, platter, phonograph record, phonograph recording

3. the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

   "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"

4. the sum of recognized accomplishments

   "the lawyer has a good record"

   Same sense: track record

5. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

   "Al Smith used to say, ‘Let's look at the record’"

   Same sense: book, record book

6. an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

   "he tied the Olympic record"

7. a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

   "they could find no record of the purchase"

8. a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

   "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"

   Same sense: criminal record

Record as a verb

9. make a record of; set down in permanent form

   Same sense: put down, enter

10. register electronically

    "They recorded her singing"

    Same sense: tape

11. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

    Same sense: show, read, register

12. be aware of

    Same sense: register

Synonyms and antonyms

• disc
• disk
• platter
• phonograph record
• phonograph recording
• track record
• book definition
• record book
• criminal record
• put down
• enter
• tape
• show definition
• read definition
• register

Opposite: erase.

All synonyms of record, sense by sense

How to say record

Record has 2 syllables and rhymes with board. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with record

• board
• lord
• award
• toward
• scored
• afford
• ford
• ward
• sword
• reward
• ignored
• bored

RECORD in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

1

Is RECORD a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check RECORD in the word checker, or unscramble RECORD to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.