Rule (a.) That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action |
Rule (a.) Uniform or established course of things. |
Rule (a.) Systematic method or practice |
Rule (a.) Ordibary course of procedure |
Rule (a.) Conduct in general |
Rule (a.) The act of ruling |
Rule (a.) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit. |
Rule (a.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result |
Rule (a.) A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof |
Rule (a.) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line |
Rule (a.) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly. |
Rule (a.) 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. |
Rule (a.) A composing rule. See under Conposing. |
Rule (n.) To control the will and actions of |
Rule (n.) To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion |
Rule (n.) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule |
Rule (n.) To require or command by rule |
Rule (n.) To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler |
Rule (v. i.) To have power or command |
Rule (v. i.) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court |
Rule (v. i.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time |
Rule-monger (n.) A stickler for rules |
Slide (v. t.) To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling |
Slide (v. t.) Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet. |
Slide (v. t.) To pass inadvertently. |
Slide (v. t.) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly |
Slide (v. t.) To slip when walking or standing |
Slide (v. t.) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound. |
Slide (v. t.) To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence. |
Slide (v. t.) To cause to slide |
Slide (v. t.) To pass or put imperceptibly |
Slide (n.) The act of sliding |
Slide (n.) Smooth, even passage or progress. |
Slide (n.) That on which anything moves by sliding. |
Slide (n.) An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs by sliding them down. |
Slide (n.) A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for amusement. |
Slide (n.) That which operates by sliding. |
Slide (n.) A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over it. |
Slide (n.) A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides. |
Slide (n.) A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like. |
Slide (n.) A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern, stereopticon, or the like |
Slide (n.) The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountain side |
Slide (n.) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure. |
Slide (n.) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below. |
Slide (n.) An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics. |
Slide (n.) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound. |
Slide (n.) Same as Guide bar, under Guide. |
Slide (n.) A slide valve. |
slide glide coast | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it, his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill, the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope |
work to rule | a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace |
board rule | a measure used in computing board feet |
carpenter's rule | a rule used by a carpenter |
chute slide slideway sloping trough | sloping channel through which things can descend |
foot rule | a ruler one foot long |
hair slide | a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place |
plumb rule | a plumb line attached to a narrow board |
pump action slide action | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun, a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round |
rule ruler | 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 |
slide lantern slide | a transparency mounted in a frame, viewed with a slide projector |
slide microscope slide | a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study |
slide playground slide sliding board | plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide |
slide fastener zip zipper zip fastener | a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab |
slide projector | projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen |
slide rule slipstick | analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations, have been replaced by pocket calculators |
slide valve | valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port |
convention normal pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
rule regulation | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior, it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast, short haircuts were the regulation |
rule formula | (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems, he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs, he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials |
algorithm algorithmic rule algorithmic program | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem |
heuristic heuristic rule heuristic program | a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem |
guidepost guideline rule of thumb | a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior |
cy pres rule of cy pres cy pres doctrine | a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible |
working principle working rule | a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done |
principle rule | a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system, the principle of the conservation of mass, the principle of jet propulsion, the right-hand rule for inductive fields |
Naegele's rule | rule for calculating an expected delivery date, subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date |
principle rule | a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct, their principles of composition characterized all their works |
Golden Rule | a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them (Matthew :) |
majority rule democracy | the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group |
rule | any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order, the rule of St. Dominic |
rule prescript | prescribed guide for conduct or action |
rule of evidence | (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved |
best evidence rule | a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required |
exclusionary rule | a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct |
hearsay rule | a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness |
parol evidence rule | a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract |
Miranda rule | the rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer) |
golden rule | any important rule, the golden rule of teaching is to be clear |
closure cloture gag rule gag law | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
rule | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted, he knew the rules of chess |
swoop slide | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale, the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides |
rule linguistic rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
grammatical rule rule of grammar | a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances |
morphological rule rule of morphology | a linguistic rule for the formation of words |
procrustean standard procrustean rule procrustean bed | a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality |
ground rule | (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds |
slide | (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. |
book rule book | a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made, they run things by the book around here |
b dictatorship absolutism authoritarianism Caesarism despotism monocracy one-man rule shogunate Stalinism totalitarianism tyranny | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |