English noun: rule | |||
1. | rule (cognition) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | ||
Samples | It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast. Short haircuts were the regulation. | ||
Synonyms | regulation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cy pres, cy pres doctrine, guideline, guidepost, limitation, restriction, rule of cy pres, rule of thumb, working principle, working rule | ||
2. | rule (cognition) something regarded as a normative example | ||
Samples | The convention of not naming the main character. Violence is the rule not the exception. His formula for impressing visitors. | ||
Synonyms | convention, formula, normal, pattern | ||
Broader (hypernym) | practice | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | code of behavior, code of conduct, mores, universal | ||
3. | rule (communication) prescribed guide for conduct or action | ||
Synonyms | prescript | ||
Broader (hypernym) | direction, instruction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bylaw, canon, communications protocol, dictate, etiquette, GIGO, golden rule, Miranda rule, order, ordinance, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, precept, principle, protocol, regulation, rubric, rule of evidence, rules of order | ||
Part meronym | book, rule book | ||
4. | rule (communication) (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | ||
Synonyms | linguistic rule | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | grammatical rule, linguistic universal, morphological rule, rule of grammar, rule of morphology, universal | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||
5. | rule (cognition) a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | ||
Samples | Their principles of composition characterized all their works. | ||
Synonyms | principle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | generalisation, generality, generalization | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | feng shui, pillar, yang, yin | ||
6. | rule (time) the duration of a monarch's or government's power | ||
Samples | During the rule of Elizabeth. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | continuance, duration | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | regency | ||
Instance hyponym | Regency | ||
7. | rule (state) dominance or power through legal authority | ||
Samples | France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa. The rule of Caesar. | ||
Synonyms | dominion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | paramountcy, raj, reign, sovereignty, suzerainty | ||
8. | rule (communication) directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | ||
Samples | He knew the rules of chess. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | direction, instruction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ground rule | ||
Part meronym | book, rule book | ||
9. | rule (communication) any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | ||
Samples | The rule of St. Dominic. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | direction, instruction | ||
10. | rule (cognition) a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | ||
Samples | The principle of the conservation of mass. The principle of jet propulsion. The right-hand rule for inductive fields. | ||
Synonyms | principle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | law, law of nature | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization, Gresham's Law, Huygens' principle of superposition, law of parsimony, Le Chatelier principle, Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier's principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle, localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization, localization of function, localization principle, mass action, mass-action principle, mass-energy equivalence, Naegele's rule, Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of equivalence, principle of liquid displacement, principle of parsimony, principle of superposition, principle of superposition, superposition, superposition principle | ||
11. | rule (cognition) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | ||
Samples | He determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs. He gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials. | ||
Synonyms | formula | ||
Broader (hypernym) | procedure, process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | algorithm, algorithmic program, algorithmic rule, heuristic, heuristic program, heuristic rule, metarule, recursion | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
12. | rule (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | measure, measuring rod, measuring stick | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carpenter's rule, foot rule, meterstick, metrestick, yard measure, yardstick | ||
English verb: rule | |||
1. | rule (social) exercise authority over; as of nations | ||
Samples | Who is governing the country now?. | ||
Synonyms | govern | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dictate, misgovern, reign, throne | ||
2. | rule (cognition) decide with authority | ||
Samples | The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed. | ||
Synonyms | decree | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse, rule in, rule out | ||
3. | rule (stative) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | ||
Samples | Money reigns supreme here. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood. | ||
Synonyms | dominate, predominate, prevail, reign | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | outbalance, outweigh, overarch, overbalance, override, preponderate | ||
4. | rule (communication) decide on and make a declaration about | ||
Samples | Find someone guilty. | ||
Synonyms | find | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | judge, label, pronounce | ||
Verb group | feel, find | ||
5. | rule (stative) have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accompany, attach to, come with, go with | ||
6. | rule (creation) mark or draw with a ruler | ||
Samples | Rule the margins. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | draw | ||
7. | rule (change) keep in check | ||
Samples | Rule one's temper. | ||
Synonyms | harness, rein | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||