rules

Definitions of rules in various dictionaries:

noun - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

noun - something regarded as a normative example

noun - prescribed guide for conduct or action

noun - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

noun - a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

noun - the duration of a monarch's or government's power

noun - dominance or power through legal authority

noun - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

noun - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

noun - a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

noun - (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

noun - 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 - exercise authority over

verb - decide with authority

verb - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

verb - decide on and make a declaration about

verb - have an affinity with

verb - mark or draw with a ruler

verb - keep in check

adj - to exercise control over [v RULED, RULING, RULES] : RULABLE