Rule and Use

Rule

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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Use and rule are semantically related in custom topic. In some cases you can use "Use" instead the word "Rule" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Rule and use are semantically related in custom topic. Sometimes you can use "Rule" instead the word "Use" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

human	human rule	human use
particular	particular rule	particular use
similar	similar rule	similar use
normal	normal rule	normal use
Other adjectives: usual, common, standard, original, single, obvious, popular, actual, real, little, main, personal, new, general, military.

Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right: On Act 6, all the girls drop their "only for defense" rule and use their powers to get revenge on a gang of basketball players for deceiving Makoto.

Source: Series / Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
In the interest of time and efficiency, they will bend their rule and use power tools for things like making a cannon out of a tree trunk.

Source: Enforced Technology Levels
However, Goku is forbidden to use the cloud again (and the implication is that this is now a new rule; no future fighters can use clouds to stop being thrown out of the ring).

Source: Obvious Rule Patch

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