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Definition of Rule
1. Noun. A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior. "Short haircuts were the regulation"
Generic synonyms: Concept, Conception, Construct
Specialized synonyms: Limitation, Restriction, Guideline, Guidepost, Rule Of Thumb, Cy Pres, Cy Pres Doctrine, Rule Of Cy Pres, Working Principle, Working Rule
Derivative terms: Regulate
2. Verb. Exercise authority over; as of nations. "Who is governing the country now?"
Generic synonyms: Command, Control
Specialized synonyms: Throne, Misgovern, Dictate, Reign
Derivative terms: Governance, Governing, Government, Governor, Ruler
3. Noun. Something regarded as a normative example. "His formula for impressing visitors"
Generic synonyms: Practice
Specialized synonyms: Mores, Code Of Behavior, Code Of Conduct, Universal
Derivative terms: Formularize
4. Verb. Decide with authority. "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
Generic synonyms: Decide, Determine, Make Up One's Mind
Specialized synonyms: Override, Overrule, Overthrow, Overturn, Reverse, Rule In, Rule Out
Derivative terms: Decree, Ruler
Also: Rule Out
5. Noun. Prescribed guide for conduct or action.
Specialized synonyms: Bylaw, Rubric, Order, Parliamentary Law, Parliamentary Procedure, Rules Of Order, Rule Of Evidence, Miranda Rule, Precept, Principle, Golden Rule, Gigo, Dictate, Ordinance, Regulation, Canon, Etiquette, Communications Protocol, Protocol
Generic synonyms: Direction, Instruction
Group relationships: Book, Rule Book
6. Verb. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
Specialized synonyms: Override, Overarch, Outbalance, Outweigh, Overbalance, Preponderate
Derivative terms: Predominance, Predominant, Predomination, Prevalence, Reign
7. Noun. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice.
Generic synonyms: Concept, Conception, Construct
Category relationships: Linguistics
Specialized synonyms: Linguistic Universal, Universal, Grammatical Rule, Rule Of Grammar, Morphological Rule, Rule Of Morphology
8. Verb. Decide on and make a declaration about. "Find someone guilty"
Related verbs: Feel, Find
Generic synonyms: Judge, Label, Pronounce
Derivative terms: Finding, Ruling
9. Noun. 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"
Generic synonyms: Generalisation, Generality, Generalization
Specialized synonyms: Pillar, Yang, Yin, Feng Shui
10. Verb. Have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac.
11. Noun. The duration of a monarch's or government's power. "During the rule of Elizabeth"
12. Verb. Mark or draw with a ruler. "Rule the margins"
13. Noun. Dominance or power through legal authority. "The rule of Caesar"
Generic synonyms: Ascendance, Ascendancy, Ascendence, Ascendency, Control, Dominance
Specialized synonyms: Paramountcy, Raj, Reign, Sovereignty, Suzerainty
Derivative terms: Dominate
14. Verb. Keep in check. "Rule one's temper"
Generic synonyms: Bound, Confine, Limit, Restrain, Restrict, Throttle, Trammel
Derivative terms: Rein
15. Noun. Directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted. "He knew the rules of chess"
Specialized synonyms: Ground Rule
Group relationships: Book, Rule Book
16. Noun. Any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order. "The rule of St. Dominic"
17. Noun. A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system. "The right-hand rule for inductive fields"
Generic synonyms: Law, Law Of Nature
Specialized synonyms: Gestalt Law Of Organization, Gestalt Principle Of Organization, Le Chatelier Principle, Le Chatelier's Law, Le Chatelier's Principle, Le Chatelier-braun Principle, Gresham's Law, Mass-energy Equivalence, Naegele's Rule, Law Of Parsimony, Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, Principle Of Parsimony, Principle Of Equivalence, Principle Of Liquid Displacement, Huygens' Principle Of Superposition, Principle Of Superposition, Principle Of Superposition, Superposition, Superposition Principle, Mass Action, Mass-action Principle, Localisation, Localisation Of Function, Localisation Principle, Localization, Localization Of Function, Localization Principle
18. Noun. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems. "He gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
Generic synonyms: Procedure, Process
Specialized synonyms: Metarule, Algorithm, Algorithmic Program, Algorithmic Rule, Heuristic, Heuristic Program, Heuristic Rule, Recursion
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Derivative terms: Formularize, Formulate
19. Noun. 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.
Specialized synonyms: Carpenter's Rule, Foot Rule, Meterstick, Metrestick, Yard Measure, Yardstick
Generic synonyms: Measure, Measuring Rod, Measuring Stick
Definition of Rule
1. n. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
2. v. t. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
3. v. i. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.
Definition of Rule
1. Noun. A regulation, law, guideline. ¹
2. Noun. A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure. ¹
3. Noun. Something to keep order. ¹
4. Noun. A straight line (gloss continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing. ¹
5. Noun. A regulating principle. ¹
6. Noun. A normal condition or state of affairs. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. ¹
8. Verb. (slang intransitive) To excel. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (gloss lines). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rule
1. to exercise control over [v RULED, RULING, RULES] : RULABLE [adj]
Medical Definition of Rule
1. A statement of conditions, effects, or phenomena typically observed in agiven situation or process. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rule
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