Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pillar | Yes | No | No | No |
rule | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pillar (noun) | rule (noun) |
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(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure | 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 |
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior |
a fundamental principle or practice | something regarded as a normative example |
a prominent supporter | a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system |
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower | a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct |
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | |
prescribed guide for conduct or action | |
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | |
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 | |
dominance or power through legal authority | |
the duration of a monarch's or government's power |
pillar (verb) | rule (verb) |
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keep in check | |
decide with authority | |
decide on and make a declaration about | |
mark or draw with a ruler | |
exercise authority over; as of nations | |
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | |
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac |