RULE

'RULE' is a 4 letter word starting with R and ending with E

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Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for RULE

Definition of rule

• keep in check; "rule one's temper"
• decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
• decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
• mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
• 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
• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
• (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"
• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
• prescribed guide for conduct or action
• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
• the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"

Anagrams of rule