rule
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(verb) keep in check; "rule one's temper" |
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Synonyms: harness, rein |
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Related Words: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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(verb) decide with authority |
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Synonyms: decree |
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Related Words: decide, determine, make up one's mind, override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse, rule in, rule out |
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(verb) decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" |
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Synonyms: find |
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Related Words: judge, label, pronounce |
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(verb) mark or draw with a ruler; of margins |
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Related Words: draw |
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(verb) have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac |
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Related Words: accompany, attach to, come with, go with |
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(noun) a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths |
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Synonyms: ruler |
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Related Words: carpenter's rule, foot rule, measure, measuring rod, measuring stick, yard measure, yardstick |
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(noun) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" |
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Synonyms: regulation |
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Related Words: concept, conception, construct, cy pres, cy pres doctrine, guideline, guidepost, limitation, restriction, rule of cy pres, rule of thumb, working principle, working rule |
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(noun) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" |
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Synonyms: formula |
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Related Words: algorithm, algorithmic program, algorithmic rule, heuristic, heuristic program, heuristic rule, metarule, procedure, process, recursion |
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(noun) a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic" |
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Related Words: direction, instruction |
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(noun) prescribed guide for conduct or action |
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Synonyms: prescript |
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Related Words: bye law, bylaw, canon, communications protocol, dictate, direction, etiquette, golden rule, instruction, law, order, ordinance, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, precept, principle, protocol, regulation, rubric, rule of evidence, rules of order |
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(noun) directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" |
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Related Words: direction, ground rule, instruction |
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(noun) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
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Synonyms: linguistic rule |
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Related Words: concept, conception, construct, grammatical rule, rule of grammar |
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(noun) the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth" |
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Related Words: Regency, continuance, duration |
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(verb) exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" |
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Synonyms: govern |
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Related Words: command, control, dictate, misgovern, reign, throne |
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(noun) a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a mechanical system: "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" |
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Synonyms: principle |
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Related Words: law, law of nature |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: principle |
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Related Words: generality, generalization, pillar |
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(noun) dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" |
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Synonyms: dominion |
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Related Words: ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance, paramountcy, raj, reign, sovereignty, suzerainty |
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(verb) be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" |
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Synonyms: dominate, predominate, prevail, reign |
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Related Words: outbalance, outweigh, overarch, overbalance, preponderate, redound |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: convention, formula, normal, pattern |
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Related Words: code of behavior, code of conduct, mores, practice |
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