rules
Definitions
Noun
- A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- Something regarded as a normative example
- Prescribed guide for conduct or action
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- The duration of a monarch's or government's power
- Dominance or power through legal authority
- Directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- Any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- 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; as of nations
- Decide with authority
- Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- Decide on and make a declaration about
- Have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
- Mark or draw with a ruler
- Keep in check
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "rules".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "rules".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | roles | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | trails | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | rolls | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | rails | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | drills | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | frills | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | crawls | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | thrills | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | reels | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | trolls | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | brailles | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | brawls | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | briles | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | brill's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | broyles | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | drawls | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | erol's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | errol's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | freels | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | frels | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | grills | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | growls | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | rail's | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | rales | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | rales' | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | ralls | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | rawles | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | rawls | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | rials | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | riles | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | rill's | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | roll's | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | rowles | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | rule's | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | ryles | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | trails' | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | troll's | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rules".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "rules" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "rules" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "rules" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 19
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 37
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 3
Words that Precede: 6
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 10
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting
Mar 15, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 15, 2026 The New York Times
Judge rules Democratic lawmaker must be allowed to attend Kennedy Center board meeting
Mar 15, 2026 NBC News
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