Are you trying to hyphenate rules ? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
1. |
A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast Short haircuts were the regulation |
2. |
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 |
3. |
Prescribed guide for conduct or action |
4. |
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
5. |
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 |
6. |
The duration of a monarch's or government's power During the rule of Elizabeth |
7. |
Dominance or power through legal authority France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa The rule of Caesar |
8. |
Directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted He knew the rules of chess |
9. |
Any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order The rule of St. Dominic |
10. |
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 |
11. |
(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 |
12. |
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 |
13. |
Exercise authority over As of nations Who is governing the country now? |
14. |
Decide with authority The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed |
15. |
Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance Money reigns supreme here Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood |
16. |
Decide on and make a declaration about Find someone guilty |
17. |
Have an affinity with Of signs of the zodiac |
18. |
Mark or draw with a ruler Rule the margins |
19. |
Keep in check Rule one's temper |