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Noun rule has 12 senses
- rule, regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
--1 is a kind of concept, conception, construct
--1 has particulars:
- convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula - 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"
--2 is a kind of practice
--2 has particulars: mores; code of conduct, code of behavior
- rule, prescript - prescribed guide for conduct or action
--3 is a kind of direction, instruction
--3 is a part of book, rule book
--3 has particulars:
- rule, linguistic rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
--4 is a kind of concept, conception, construct
--4 has particulars:
- principle, rule - 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"
--5 is a kind of generalization, generalisation, generality
--5 has particulars: pillar; yang; yin; feng shui
- principle, rule - 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"
--6 is a kind of law, law of nature
--6 has particulars: | | Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization; Le Chatelier's principle, Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle; Gresham's Law; mass-energy equivalence; Naegele's rule; Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of parsimony, law of parsimony; principle of equivalence; principle of liquid displacement; principle of superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition; principle of superposition, superposition principle, superposition; mass-action principle, mass action; localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation |
- rule - the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
--7 is a kind of duration, continuance
--7 has particulars: Regency; regency
- dominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
--8 is a kind of dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
--8 has particulars: paramountcy; raj; reign, sovereignty; suzerainty
- rule - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
--9 is a kind of direction, instruction
--9 is a part of book, rule book
--9 has particulars: ground rule
- rule - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
--10 is a kind of direction, instruction
- rule, formula - (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"
--11 is a kind of procedure, process
--11 has particulars:
- rule, ruler - 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
--12 is a kind of measuring stick, measure, measuring rod
--12 has particulars:
Verb rule has 7 senses
- govern, rule - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
--1 is one way to control, command
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s
- rule, decree - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
--2 is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
--4 is one way to pronounce, label, judge
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s PP
- rule - have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
--5 is one way to attach to, accompany, come with, go with
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- rule - mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
--6 is one way to draw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- rule, harness, rein - keep in check; "rule one's temper"
--7 is one way to restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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