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rule
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noun (n)
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior(noun.cognition)Example:
It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast.
source: wordnet30 - something regarded as a normative example(noun.cognition)Example:
Violence is the rule not the exception.
source: wordnet30 - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power(noun.time)Example:
During the rule of Elizabeth.
source: wordnet30 - dominance or power through legal authority(noun.state)Example:
The rule of Caesar.
source: wordnet30 - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted(noun.communication)Example:
He knew the rules of chess.
source: wordnet30 - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order(noun.communication)Example:
The rule of St. Dominic.
source: wordnet30 - a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system(noun.cognition)Example:
The right-hand rule for inductive fields.
source: wordnet30 - (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems(noun.cognition)Example:
He determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs.
source: wordnet30 - 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(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- mark or draw with a ruler(verb.creation)Example:
Rule the margins.
source: wordnet30 - To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.(verb)source: webster1913
- To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.(verb)source: webster1913