Principle vs. Rule

Principlenoun

A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

Principlenoun

A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.

Principlenoun

Moral rule or aspect.

Principlenoun

(physics) A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.

Principlenoun

A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.

Principlenoun

(obsolete) A beginning.

Principlenoun

A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.

Principlenoun

An original faculty or endowment.

Principleverb

(transitive) To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.

Principlenoun

Beginning; commencement.

Principlenoun

A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.

Principlenoun

An original faculty or endowment.

Principlenoun

A fundamental truth; a comprehensive law or doctrine, from which others are derived, or on which others are founded; a general truth; an elementary proposition; a maxim; an axiom; a postulate.

Principlenoun

A settled rule of action; a governing law of conduct; an opinion or belief which exercises a directing influence on the life and behavior; a rule (usually, a right rule) of conduct consistently directing one's actions; as, a person of no principle.

Principlenoun

Any original inherent constituent which characterizes a substance, or gives it its essential properties, and which can usually be separated by analysis; - applied especially to drugs, plant extracts, etc.

Principleverb

To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet, or rule of conduct, good or ill.

Principlenoun

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

Principlenoun

a rule or standard especially of good behavior;

Principlenoun

a basic truth or law or assumption;

Principlenoun

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

Principlenoun

rule of personal conduct

Principlenoun

(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature);

Principlenoun

a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning

Principlenoun

a rule or belief governing one's behaviour

Principlenoun

morally correct behaviour and attitudes

Principlenoun

a general scientific theorem or law that has numerous special applications across a wide field.

Principlenoun

a natural law forming the basis for the construction or working of a machine

Principlenoun

a fundamental source or basis of something

Principlenoun

a fundamental quality determining the nature of something

Principlenoun

an active or characteristic constituent of a substance, obtained by simple analysis or separation

Principle

A principle is a proposition or value that is a guide for behavior or evaluation. In law, it is a rule that has to be or usually is to be followed.

Rulenoun

A regulation, law, guideline.

Rulenoun

A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.

Rulenoun

A straight line continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like, especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.

Rulenoun

A regulating principle.

Rulenoun

The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

Rulenoun

A normal condition or state of affairs.

Rulenoun

(obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.

Rulenoun

(legal) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.

Rulenoun

(math) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.

Rulenoun

A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.

Ruleverb

(transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.

Ruleverb

To excel.

Ruleverb

(transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules lines.

Ruleverb

(intransitive) To decide judicially.

Ruleverb

(transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.

Rulenoun

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.

Rulenoun

Uniform or established course of things.

Rulenoun

Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.

Rulenoun

The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

Rulenoun

An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.

Rulenoun

A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.

Rulenoun

A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.

Rulenoun

A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.

Rulenoun

A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.

Ruleverb

To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.

Ruleverb

To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; - used chiefly in the passive.

Ruleverb

To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.

Ruleverb

To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.

Ruleverb

To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.

Ruleverb

To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; - often followed by over.

Ruleverb

To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.

Ruleverb

To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.

Rulenoun

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;

Rulenoun

something regarded as a normative example;

Rulenoun

prescribed guide for conduct or action

Rulenoun

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

Rulenoun

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

Rulenoun

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

Rulenoun

the duration of a monarch's or government's power;

Rulenoun

dominance or power through legal authority;

Rulenoun

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

Rulenoun

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

Rulenoun

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

Rulenoun

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

Ruleverb

exercise authority over; as of nations;

Ruleverb

decide with authority;

Ruleverb

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;

Ruleverb

decide on and make a declaration about;

Ruleverb

have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

Ruleverb

mark or draw with a ruler;

Ruleverb

keep in check;