Rule

Noun

 * 1) A regulation, law, guideline.
 * 2) A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
 * 3) Something to keep order.
 * 4) A straight line continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like, especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.

Derived terms

 * exception that proves the rule
 * golden rule
 * rule of action


 * rule of law
 * rule of thumb
 * silver rule


 * slide rule
 * there is an exception to every rule

Related terms

 * regulate
 * regent
 * regular

Verb

 * 1)  To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
 * 2)  To excel.
 * This game rules!
 * 1)  To mark (paper or the like) with rules lines.

Synonyms

 * rock

Antonyms

 * suck

Adjectives for Rule
artificial; bayonet; dynastic; brutal; declaratory; invariable; fixed; prescribed; odalisque; stipulated; mistaken; cut-and-dried; military; benign; uncivil; arbitrary; elaborate; melodic;  beneficent;  ethical; absurd; dictatorial; disciplinary; rigid; capricious; chivalrous; parliamentary; vexatious; drastic; paternal; classical; meticulous; strict; unavoidable; eligibility; violent; aristocratic; supposititious; abstemious; cardinal; orthodox; accepted; general; long; brutal; fundamental; special; red-tape; stern; authentic; mob; maiden; enlightened; inflexible; convenient; infallible; profitable; respected; eventful; municipal; sceptral; awful; definite; adequate; unfailing; clogging; ancient; austere; common; operose; vigorous; iron-clad; equitable; inviolable; contradictory; inexorable; conventional.

Verbs for Rule
abandon—; abide by—s; adhere to—; apply—; ascertain—; chafe under—; challenge —; cleave to—; conform to—; devise—; disregard—; enforce—;  establish—;  fix—; formulate—; ignore—; impose—; lay down —; liberalize—; memorize—; observe—; prescribe—s; reiterate—; revise—; subject to—; submit to—; sum up—; violate—; yield to—; —decrees; —fetters; —hampers; —prevails; —regulates; —stipulates.

Adverbs for Rule
imperiously; indomitably; despotically; munificently; cunningly; democratically; implicitly; arbitrarily; capriciously; brutally; conventionally; inexorably.

Thesaurus
Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, Procrustean law, SOP, T square, a priori truth, acme, act, act on, administration, antetype, antitype, apothegm, appointment, apriorism, archetype, as a rule, ascendancy, assize, authority, authorization, average, axiom, balance, ban, bar, barometer, be in, be in force, be the rage, be the rule, be the thing, be-all and end-all, bear reign, bid, bill, biotype, blue ribbon, brevet, brocard, bull, bylaw, bypass, call on, call the shots, call the signals, call upon, canon, carry authority, categorical syllogism, center, championship, charge, charisma, charm, check, chiefly, civil government, classic example, claws, clout, clutches, code, command, commandment, commission, common practice, commonly, conclude, condemn, consequence, control, convention, crack the whip, credit, criterion, customarily, customs, decide, declaration, declare, decorum, decree, decree-law, decreement, decretal, decretum, deduce, deem, degree, determine, dictate, dictation, dictum, diktat, dilemma, direct, direction, directive, directorship, discipline, dismiss, dispensation, dispose, disposition, disregard, dominance, dominate, domination, domineer, dominion, doom, drill, edict, edictum, effect, effectiveness, eliminate, eminence, empery, empire, enactment, enchantment, enjoin, enthymeme, epitome, esteem, etiquette, exclude, fact, favor, fiat, figure, find, find against, find for, first place, first prize, forbid, force, form, form of government, formality, formula, formulary, fugleman, fugler, fundamental, gather, gauge, general orders, general principle, generality, generally, genotype, give an order, give the word, gnome, golden mean, golden rule, good feeling, govern, governance, government, graduated scale, grip, guide, guideline, guiding principle, hand, hands, happy medium, have clout, have power, have the power, have the right, have the say, head up, headship, hegemony, height, highest, hold, ignore, imitatee, imperative, imperium, importance, in the main, incidental power, infer, influence, influentiality, insinuation, institution, instruct, instruction, ipse dixit, iron hand, issue a command, issue a writ, judge, jurisdiction, jus, juste-milieu, kingship, law, law of nature, lay off, lay out, lead, leadership, legislation, leverage, lex, lordship, magnetism, mainly, manage, management, mandate, mark off, mark out, mastership, mastery, matter of course, maxim, maximum, mean, measure, measure off, measure out, median, mediocrity, medium, middle, middle course, middle ground, middle point, middle position, middle state, middle-of-the-road, midpoint, mirror, mitzvah, mode, model, modus tollens, moment, mood, moral, most, mostly, ne plus ultra, negate, new high, norm, norma, normal, normally, obtain, on the whole, ordain, order, order about, order of nature, ordinance, ordinarily, ordonnance, original, overlook, overrule, oversee, oversight, pace off, palms, par, paradigm, paralogism, parameter, paramountcy, pass judgment, pass sentence, pattern, personality, persuasion, policy, political organization, polity, possess authority, postulate, potency, power, practice, precedent, precept, preclude, predominance, predominate, preponderance, preponderate, prescribed form, prescript, prescription, preside, preside over, presidency, pressure, prestige, prevail, primacy, principium, principle, procedure, proclaim, proclamation, prohibit, promulgate, pronounce, pronounce judgment, pronounce on, pronouncement, pronunciamento, proposition, propriety, proscribe, prosyllogism, prototype, pseudosyllogism, purchase, quantity, raj, reading, readout, record, regime, regimen, regnancy, regulate, regulation, reign, report, representative, repute, rescript, resolve, return a verdict, routine, rubric, rule of deduction, rule off, rule out, rule over, ruler, ruling, run, say, say the word, scale, self-evident truth, senatus consult, senatus consultum, sentence, set form, set off, settle, settled principle, sorites, sovereignty, square, standard, standard operating procedure, standing order, standing orders, statute, step off, straightedge, suasion, subtle influence, suggestion, superintend, supervise, supervision, supremacy, sway, syllogism, system of government, talons, tenet, test, theorem, top spot, touchstone, triangle, truism, truth, type, type species, type specimen, ukase, universal law, universal truth, upper hand, urtext, usually, utter a judgment, value, via media, wear the crown, wear the pants, weight, whip hand, wield authority, wield the scepter, working principle, working rule, yardstick, zenith

Etymology

 * < rule: <  riule: <  regula: < regere:; see regent:.
 * < rulen: <  riuler: <  regulare: < regula:; see regular:.

Noun

 * Arabic: ,
 * Catalan: norma
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: juhis
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: κανών (kanon)
 * Modern: κανόνας (kanonas), κανονισμός (kanonismos)
 * Hungarian:, előírás
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 규칙 (gyuchik)
 * Latin:, , , praeceptum, praescriptum
 * Malayalam: നിയമം (niyamam)

Esperanto: regulo
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk:
 * Papiamentu:
 * Persian: قانون (qânun)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian: regulă
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: pravilo, regula
 * Sindhi: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: masharti
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: నియమం (niyamaM)
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:


 * Chinese: 尺子 (chǐzi)
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: lineaal
 * Estonian: joonlaud
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κανών (kanon)
 * Modern: κανόνας (kanonas), υποδεκάμετρο (ipodekametro) , χάρακας (kharakas)


 * Hungarian: vonalzó
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk:
 * Portuguese:
 * Serbo-Croatian: vladar, upravljač
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: masharti
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * Arabic:
 * Catalan: manar, governar, regnar
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 統治, 统治
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, , , , ,
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek: κυβερνώ (kiverno), άρχω (arkho), εξουσιάζω (eksusiazo)
 * Hungarian: szabályoz, ,
 * Japanese: 統治する
 * Latin:
 * Malayalam: ഭരിയ്ക്കുക (bhariykkuka)


 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, regjere
 * Nynorsk:, regjere
 * Old English:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, властвовать, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: upravljati, vladati, regulirati
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu: పాలించు (paaliMchu)
 * Volapük: reigön, guverön


 * Finnish:

Derived terms

 * Rule Britannia
 * rule on


 * rule out


 * rule the roost

Anagrams

 * lure