rule
rule is a 4-letter English word with 40 senses as adjective, noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
- adjective. Uniform or established course of things.
- adjective. Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.
- adjective. Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions.
- adjective. Conduct in general; behavior.
- adjective. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- adjective. An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- adjective. A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
- adjective. A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
- adjective. A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
- adjective. A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
- adjective. A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
- adjective. A composing rule. See under Conposing.
- noun. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
- noun. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
- noun. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- noun. To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.
- noun. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
- intransitive verb. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.
- intransitive verb. To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.
- intransitive verb. To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.
- 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
- noun. something regarded as a normative example
"the convention of not naming the main character"
"violence is the rule not the exception"
- noun. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
"short haircuts were the regulation"
- noun. (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"
- noun. 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"
- 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"
- noun. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
"the rule of St. Dominic"
- noun. prescribed guide for conduct or action
- noun. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
"he knew the rules of chess"
- noun. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- noun. dominance or power through legal authority
"France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"
"the rule of Caesar"
- noun. the duration of a monarch's or government's power
"during the rule of Elizabeth"
- verb. keep in check
"rule one's temper"
- verb. decide with authority
"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
- verb. decide on and make a declaration about
"find someone guilty"
- verb. mark or draw with a ruler
"rule the margins"
- verb. exercise authority over; as of nations
"Who is governing the country now?"
- verb. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
- verb. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
Synonyms
ruler, convention, formula, normal, pattern, regulation, principle, prescript, dominion, harness, rein, decree, find, govern, dominate, predominate, prevail, reign
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in rule:
Common word forms
ruled, ruler, rules, ruling, ruleless
Words from these letters
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