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- ruler:
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rule:
- reign; rule; exercise authority; order; exert power; spread a disease; dedicate; commission; decree; devote; dictate; charge; force; command; harness; rein; find; govern; prevail; predominate; dominate
- regulation; precept; rule; authority; power; official regulation; regime; reign; government; leadership; rule of life; domination; natural law; principle; basic rule; maxim; ruler; pattern; normal; formula; convention; prescript; linguistic rule; dominion; filter
- rule; govern
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Detailed Synonyms for ruler in English
ruler:
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the ruler
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the ruler
– 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 1 -
the ruler
– a person who rules or commands 1 -
the ruler
– An on-screen scale marked off in inches or other units of measure and used to show line widths, tab settings, paragraph indents, and so on. 2
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Related Definitions for "ruler":
ruler form of rule:
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to rule
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to rule
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to rule
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to rule
– keep in check 1 -
to rule
– decide with authority 1 -
to rule
– decide on and make a declaration about 1 -
to rule
– mark or draw with a ruler 1 -
to rule
– exercise authority over; as of nations 1 -
to rule
– be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 1to prevail; to rule; to reign; to predominate; to dominate– be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 1 -
to rule
– have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac 1
Conjugations for rule:
present
- rule
- rule
- rules
- rule
- rule
- rule
simple past
- ruled
- ruled
- ruled
- ruled
- ruled
- ruled
present perfect
- have ruled
- have ruled
- has ruled
- have ruled
- have ruled
- have ruled
past continuous
- was ruling
- were ruling
- was ruling
- were ruling
- were ruling
- were ruling
future
- shall rule
- will rule
- will rule
- shall rule
- will rule
- will rule
continuous present
- am ruling
- are ruling
- is ruling
- are ruling
- are ruling
- are ruling
subjunctive
- be ruled
- be ruled
- be ruled
- be ruled
- be ruled
- be ruled
diverse
- rule!
- let's rule!
- ruled
- ruling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they
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– 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 1 -
the rule
– something regarded as a normative example 1the pattern; the rule; the normal; the formula; the convention– something regarded as a normative example 1 -
the rule
– a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior 1 -
the rule
– (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems 1 -
the rule
– a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system 1 -
the rule
– a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct 1 -
the rule
– any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order 1 -
the rule
– prescribed guide for conduct or action 1 -
the rule
– directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted 1 -
the rule
– (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice 1the rule; the linguistic rule– (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice 1 -
the rule
– dominance or power through legal authority 1 -
the rule
– the duration of a monarch's or government's power 1 -
the rule
– A line printed above, below, or to the side of some element, either to set that item off from the remainder of the page or to improve the look of the page. Footnotes, for example, often appear below a short rule that sets them off from the main text on the page. The thickness of a rule is typically measured in points. (A point is approximately 1/72 inch.) 2the rule– A line printed above, below, or to the side of some element, either to set that item off from the remainder of the page or to improve the look of the page. Footnotes, for example, often appear below a short rule that sets them off from the main text on the page. The thickness of a rule is typically measured in points. (A point is approximately 1/72 inch.) 2 -
the rule
– In expert systems, a statement that can be used to verify premises and to enable a conclusion to be drawn. 2 -
the rule
– A set of conditions and associated actions that may be applied to certain tasks. For example, an e-mail rule might stipulate that all messages from a particular sender be placed into a specific folder. 2 -
the rule
– In Operations Manager 2007, an element in a management pack that defines the events and performance data to collect from computers, and what to do with the information after it is collected. A rule cannot set a health state. 2 -
the rule
– A statement that is used to compose components. Rules are the event-condition-action (ECA) type of declarative statements that act upon data that matches the requirement specified in the rule. 2 -
the rule
– A condition-action pair that prescribes the action taken when the condition is met. 2