Ruler
11ruler — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ effective, good, powerful, strong ▪ weak ▪ enlightened ▪ …
12ruler — [[t]ru͟ːlə(r)[/t]] rulers 1) N COUNT: oft with poss The ruler of a country is the person who rules the country. The former military ruler of Lesotho has been placed under house arrest... He was a weak willed and indecisive ruler. 2) N COUNT A… …
13ruler */*/ — UK [ˈruːlə(r)] / US [ˈrulər] noun [countable] Word forms ruler : singular ruler plural rulers 1) a) an object used for measuring or for drawing straight lines, consisting of a long flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal marked with units of… …
14ruler — 1. Leader. Ali i; ♦ ruler of an ahupua a, ai ahupua a; ♦ ruler of an ili, ai ili; ♦ ruler of a district, ai moku. See king. 2. Measuring stick. Lula, lā au ana …
15ruler — /rooh leuhr/, n. 1. a person who rules or governs; sovereign. 2. Also, rule. a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines, measuring, etc. 3. a person or… …
16Ruler — This is an English surname, but one which is almost certainly of French origins. We believe that it is occupational from the word roulier, meaning a maker of vehicles. As the only vehicles made before about the year 1400 were two wheel carts, it… …
17ruler n — 1) If you give some managers an inch they think they re a ruler. 2) That s it! The next one that I catch playing with their ruler in class is gonna get the fire popped out of them! see picture …
18ruler — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sovereign (see authority); rule, straightedge, folding rule, slide rule. See measurement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who governs] Syn. governor, leader, head of state, president, prime minister,… …
19ruler — rul|er [ˈru:lə US ər] n 1.) someone such as a king or queen who has official power over a country or area 2.) a long flat straight piece of plastic, metal, or wood that you use for measuring things or drawing straight lines ▪ a 12 inch ruler …
20ruler — rul|er [ rulər ] noun count ** 1. ) an object used for measuring or for drawing straight lines, consisting of a long flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal marked with units of measurement a ) a part of a computer screen used for showing the… …
