Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rule | Yes | No | Yes | No |
label | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rule (noun) | label (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 | an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object |
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | a brief description given for purposes of identification |
something regarded as a normative example | trade name of a company that produces musical recordings |
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction |
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) | label (verb) |
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keep in check | distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions |
decide with authority | distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom |
decide on and make a declaration about | assign a label to; designate with a label |
mark or draw with a ruler | pronounce judgment on |
exercise authority over; as of nations | attach a tag or label to |
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | |
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac |