Ruler vs. Rule

Rulernoun

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.

Rulernoun

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

Rulerverb

(transitive) To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment).

Rulernoun

One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.

Rulernoun

A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a).

Rulernoun

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

Rulernoun

a person who rules or commands;

Ruler

A ruler, sometimes called a rule or line gauge, is a device used in geometry and technical drawing, as well as the engineering and construction industries, to measure distances or draw straight lines.

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;