Hop-o'-my-thumb
(n.) Alt. of Hop-thumb |
Hop-thumb
(n.) A very diminutive person. |
Hop-thumb
(n.) See Hop-o'-my-thumb. |
Lady's thumb
() An annual weed (Polygonum Persicaria), having a lanceolate leaf with a dark spot in the middle. |
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 |
Tear-thumb
(n.) A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles. |
Thumb
(n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges |
Thumb
(v. t.) To handle awkwardly. |
Thumb
(v. t.) To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers |
Thumb
(v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers |
Thumb
(v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs |
| 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 |
| miller's-thumb | small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America |
| 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 |
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thumb quarter round | a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse |
| 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 |
slide rule
slipstick | analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations, have been replaced by pocket calculators |
| thumb | the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb |
| thumb index | one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections |
green thumb
green fingers | a special ability to make plants grow |
thumb
pollex | the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb |
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 |
| 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 |
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.) |
| Tom Thumb | a very small person |
| Tom Thumb | an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb |
| rule of law | a state of order in which events conform to the law |
| home rule | self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government |
dominion
rule | dominance or power through legal authority, France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa, the rule of Caesar |
| rule | the duration of a monarch's or government's power, during the rule of Elizabeth |