rule
A principle, condition, or regulation that customarily governs behavior or procedure within a particular area of activity.
Senses
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
something regarded as a normative example
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
prescribed guide for conduct or action
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
dominance or power through legal authority
the duration of a monarch's or government's power
Classifications
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- synonym
- dominionformulalinguistic rulepatternprescriptprincipleregulationruler
- alternatephrasing
- Rule
- plural
- rules
- possessive
- rule's
- pluralpossessive
- rules'