noun : RULES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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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2. (
) 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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4. (
) (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice ;
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5. (
) 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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6. (
) the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth" ;
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7. (
) dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" ;
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8. (
) directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" ;
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9. (
) any one of 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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10. (
) 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"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" ;
verb : RULES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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3. (
) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" ;
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5. (
) have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac ;
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6. (
) mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins" ;
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