Noun

• S: (n) rule (rule%1:09:00::), regulation (regulation%1:09:00::) (a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior) "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
• S: (n) convention (convention%1:09:00::), normal (normal%1:09:00::), pattern (pattern%1:09:03::), rule (rule%1:09:01::), formula (formula%1:09:00::) (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"
• S: (n) rule (rule%1:10:00::), prescript (prescript%1:10:00::) (prescribed guide for conduct or action)
• S: (n) rule (rule%1:10:01::), linguistic rule (linguistic_rule%1:10:00::) ((linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice)
• S: (n) principle (principle%1:09:03::), rule (rule%1:09:03::) (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"
• S: (n) rule (rule%1:28:00::) (the duration of a monarch's or government's power) "during the rule of Elizabeth"
• S: (n) dominion (dominion%1:26:00::), rule (rule%1:26:00::) (dominance or power through legal authority) "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
• S: (n) rule (rule%1:10:02::) (directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted) "he knew the rules of chess"
• S: (n) rule (rule%1:10:03::) (any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order) "the rule of St. Dominic"
• S: (n) principle (principle%1:09:04::), rule (rule%1:09:02::) (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"
• S: (n) rule (rule%1:09:04::), formula (formula%1:09:01::) ((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"
• S: (n) rule (rule%1:06:00::), ruler (ruler%1:06:00::) (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)

Verb

• S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:00::), rule (rule%2:41:00::) (exercise authority over; as of nations) "Who is governing the country now?"
• S: (v) rule (rule%2:31:00::), decree (decree%2:31:00::) (decide with authority) "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
• S: (v) predominate (predominate%2:42:00::), dominate (dominate%2:42:00::), rule (rule%2:42:00::), reign (reign%2:42:00::), prevail (prevail%2:42:02::) (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance) "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
• S: (v) rule (rule%2:32:00::), find (find%2:32:01::) (decide on and make a declaration about) "find someone guilty"
• S: (v) rule (rule%2:42:01::) (have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac)
• S: (v) rule (rule%2:36:00::) (mark or draw with a ruler) "rule the margins"
• S: (v) rule (rule%2:30:00::), harness (harness%2:30:00::), rein (rein%2:30:00::) (keep in check) "rule one's temper"