Noun: rule rool
- A principle or condition that customarily governs behaviour
"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast";
- regulation
- Prescribed guide for conduct or action
"The company handbook served as a rule for employee behaviour";
- prescript
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
"The linguistic rule states that adjectives typically precede nouns in English";
- linguistic rule
- Something regarded as a normative example
"violence is the rule not the exception";
- convention, normal, pattern, formula
- A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
"their rules of composition characterized all their works";
- principle
- One of the directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
"he knew the rules of chess"
- A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
"the right-hand rule for inductive fields";
- principle
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
"he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs";
- formula
- Any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
"the rule of St. Dominic"
- Dominance or power through legal authority
"the rule of Caesar";
- dominion, raj [Asia]
- The duration of a monarch's or government's power
"during the rule of Elizabeth"
- Measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood, metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
"She measured the fabric with a plastic rule";
- ruler
- Decide with authority
"The King ruled that all firstborn males should be killed";
- decree
- Exercise authority over; as of nations
"Who is ruling the country now?";
- govern
- Decide on and make a declaration about
"rule someone guilty";
- find
- Keep in check
"rule one's temper";
- harness, rein
- Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Hispanics rule in this neighbourhood";
- predominate, dominate, reign, prevail
- Be exceptionally good or the best
"When it comes to baking, my grandmother rules";
- excel, stand out, surpass
- [informal] Be excellent, outstanding, or impressive; to perform exceptionally well
"Your homemade pizza rules!";
- rock [informal], kick ass [N. Amer, informal], slay [informal]
- Have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
"Aries rules the head in astrology"
- Mark or draw with a ruler
"rule the margins"
Derived forms: ruled, ruling, rules
Type of: accompany, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, attach to, come with, command, concept, conception, construct, continuance, control, decide, determine, differ, direction, dominance, draw, duration, generalisation [Brit], generality, generalization, go with, hold back, instruction, interact, judge, keep, keep back, label, law, law of nature, make up one's mind, measure, measuring rod, measuring stick, practice, procedure, process, pronounce, restrain
Encyclopedia: Rule, Steve