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rule

/ rule /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
Type of:
measuring stick measure measuring rod
Kinds of:
carpenter's rule foot rule meterstick metrestick yardstick
verb Sense 2
mark or draw with a ruler
"rule the margins"
Type of:
draw
Derived:
ruler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
decide on and make a declaration about
"find someone guilty"
Type of:
pronounce label judge
Derived:
finding opinion ruling
Verb group:
find feel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
decide with authority
"The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
Type of:
decide make up one's mind determine
Kinds of:
overrule overturn override overthrow reverse
Derived:
decree edict fiat order rescript
See also:
preclude rule out close out
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
keep in check
"rule one''s temper"
Type of:
restrict restrain trammel
Derived:
rein
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
the duration of a monarch''s or government''s power
"during the rule of Elizabeth"
Type of:
duration continuance
Kinds of:
Regency
Derived:
govern
noun Sense 7
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
Type of:
concept conception construct
Kinds of:
grammatical rule rule of grammar morphological rule rule of morphology
Domain:
linguistics
noun Sense 8
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
"he knew the rules of chess"
Type of:
direction instruction
Kinds of:
ground rule
Has parts:
book rule book
noun Sense 9
prescribed guide for conduct or action
Type of:
direction instruction
Kinds of:
bylaw bye law rubric order rules of order
Has parts:
book rule book
Derived:
decree
noun Sense 10
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
"short haircuts were the regulation"
Type of:
concept conception construct
Kinds of:
restriction limitation guidepost guideline rule of thumb
Derived:
regulate regularize regularise order govern
noun Sense 11
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
"he determined the upper bound with Descartes'' rule of signs"
"he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
Type of:
procedure process
Kinds of:
metarule algorithm algorithmic rule algorithmic program heuristic
Derived:
formulate formularize formularise
Domain:
mathematics math maths
noun Sense 12
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
"the rule of St. Dominic"
Type of:
direction instruction
verb Sense 13
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
Type of:
attach to accompany come with
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 14
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
"their principles of composition characterized all their works"
Type of:
generalization generalisation generality
Kinds of:
pillar yang yin feng shui
noun Sense 15
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
"the principle of the conservation of mass"
"the principle of jet propulsion"
"the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
Type of:
law law of nature
Kinds of:
Gestalt law of organization Gestalt principle of organization Le Chatelier's principle Le Chatelier's law Le Chatelier principle
noun Sense 16
dominance or power through legal authority
"France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"
"the rule of Caesar"
Type of:
dominance ascendance ascendence
Kinds of:
paramountcy raj reign sovereignty suzerainty
Derived:
govern dominate
verb Sense 17
exercise authority over; as of nations
"Who is governing the country now?"
Type of:
control command
Kinds of:
throne misgovern dictate reign
Derived:
dominion ruler swayer government authorities
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 18
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
Kinds of:
override redound overarch preponderate outweigh
Derived:
preponderance prevalence reign predominance predomination
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 19
something regarded as a normative example
"the convention of not naming the main character"
"violence is the rule not the exception"
"his formula for impressing visitors"
Type of:
practice
Kinds of:
mores code of conduct code of behavior
Derived:
formularize formularise
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
19
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
143
Times Searched
4
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measuring stick measure measuring rod carpenter's rule foot rule meterstick metrestick yardstick draw pronounce label judge