rule: Information About The Word 'rule'

rule is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'rule' is made up of 4 letters.

• (n) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
• (n) 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"
• (n) prescribed guide for conduct or action
• (n) (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
• (n) 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"
• (n) 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"
• (n) the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
• (n) dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
• (n) directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
• (n) any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
• (n) (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"
• (n) 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
• (v) exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
• (v) decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
• (v) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
• (v) decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
• (v) have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
• (v) mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
• (v) keep in check; "rule one's temper"

Using the word 'rule' in Scrabble will fetch you 4 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 6 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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