Rule and Shape

Rule

Rule verb - To exercise authority or power over.

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Shape and rule are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shape" instead a verb "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

Shape verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

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Rule and shape are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rule" instead a verb "Shape".

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

human	human rule	human shape
female	female rule	female shape
particular	particular rule	particular shape
similar	similar rule	similar shape
Other adjectives: normal, usual, common, specific, certain, original, simple, actual, real, new, general, basic.

humanity	rule humanity	shape humanity
power	rule power	shape power
life	rule life	shape life
people	rule people	shape people
Other words: society, land, rest, realm, way, universe, earth, world, head, worlds, lives.

Where the Wyld or Wyrm rule, even simple things like waking up the same shape you started as is a rarity.

Source: Reality Is Out to Lunch
The basic shape of airliners is defined by aerodynamics and physics constraints (particularly the area rule).

Source: The Aesthetics of Technology
Leguin short story The Rule of Names climaxes in a shape-shifting duel between two wizards, one of which turns out to be a dragon in disguise.

Source: Shape Shifter Showdown

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