RULE
Scrabble letter values: R1U1L1E1 = 4
Definition
- verb exercise authority over. — synonyms: govern
- verb decide with authority. — synonyms: decree
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. — synonyms: predominate, dominate, reign, prevail
- verb decide on and make a declaration about. — synonyms: find
- verb have an affinity with.
- verb mark or draw with a ruler.
- verb keep in check. — synonyms: harness, rein
- noun a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior. — synonyms: regulation
- noun something regarded as a normative example. — synonyms: convention, normal, pattern, formula
- noun prescribed guide for conduct or action. — synonyms: prescript
- noun (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice. — synonyms: linguistic_rule
- noun a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct. — synonyms: principle
- noun the duration of a monarch's or government's power.
- noun dominance or power through legal authority. — synonyms: dominion
- noun directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted.
- noun any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order.
- noun a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system. — synonyms: principle
- noun (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems. — synonyms: formula
- 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. — synonyms: ruler
Examples
- “as of nations”
- “Who is governing the country now?”
- “The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed”