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.
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