Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rule | Yes | No | Yes | No |
determine | No | No | Yes | No |
rule (noun) | determine (noun) |
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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 | |
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | |
something regarded as a normative example | |
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | |
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 |
rule (verb) | determine (verb) |
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keep in check | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
decide with authority | fix conclusively or authoritatively |
decide on and make a declaration about | shape or influence; give direction to |
mark or draw with a ruler | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of |
exercise authority over; as of nations | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study |
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac | decide upon or fix definitely |
settle conclusively; come to terms |