rule

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• February 11. 2014 by jonasmunk

  Rule — last name — danish

• October 5. 2012 by jonasmunk from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  prescribed guide for conduct or action

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  (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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — noun — english

  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

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — verb — english

  exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — verb — english

  decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — verb — english

  be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — verb — english

  decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — verb — english

  have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — verb — english

  mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  rule — verb — english

  keep in check; "rule one's temper"