Re-sign
(v. t.) To affix one's signature to, a second time |
Re sign
(n.) Resignation. |
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 |
Sign
(n.) That by which anything is made known or represented |
Sign
(n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity |
Sign
(n.) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end |
Sign
(n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing |
Sign
(n.) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea |
Sign
(n.) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought |
Sign
(n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. |
Sign
(n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. |
Sign
(n.) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. |
Sign
(n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on |
Sign
(n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. |
Sign
(n.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them |
Sign
(n.) An objective evidence of disease |
Sign
(n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. |
Sign
(n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual |
Sign
(n.) To represent by a sign |
Sign
(n.) To make a sign upon |
Sign
(n.) To affix a signature to |
Sign
(n.) To assign or convey formally |
Sign
(n.) To mark |
Sign
(v. i.) To be a sign or omen. |
Sign
(v. i.) To make a sign or signal |
Sign
(v. i.) To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation. |
Babinski
Babinski reflex
Babinski sign | extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front, normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons |
| 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 |
| foot rule | a ruler one foot long |
| plumb rule | a plumb line attached to a narrow board |
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 |
signboard
sign | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted, the highway was lined with signboards |
slide rule
slipstick | analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations, have been replaced by pocket calculators |
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 |
| sign manual | the signature of a sovereign on an official document |
| sign mark | a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened), he showed signs of strain, they welcomed the signs of spring |
| 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 |
signal
signaling
sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message, signals from the boat suddenly stopped |
| sign | a public display of a message, he posted signs in all the shop windows |
| street sign | a sign visible from the street |
| high sign | a silent signal of warning or recognition, she started to speak but he gave her the high sign |
pound
pound sign | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
| sign | a character indicating a relation between quantities, don't forget the minus sign |
| equal sign | a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal |
| plus sign | a sign indicating the operation of addition |
| minus sign | a sign indicating the operation of subtraction |
| radical sign | a sign indicating the extraction of a root |
dollar mark
dollar sign | a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars |
dollar
dollar mark dollar sign | a symbol of commercialism or greed, he worships the almighty dollar, the dollar sign means little to him |
percent sign
percentage sign | a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by |
sign language
signing | language expressed by visible hand gestures |
ASL
American sign language | the sign language used in the United States |