RULER meaning: Instrument for measuring and drawing

We found 36 dictionaries that define the word ruler:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

ruler: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ruler: Merriam-Webster
ruler: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
ruler: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
ruler: Collins English Dictionary
ruler: Vocabulary.com
Ruler, ruler: Wordnik
ruler: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
ruler: Wiktionary
ruler: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
ruler: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
ruler: Infoplease Dictionary
Ruler, ruler: Dictionary.com
ruler: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Ruler (disambiguation), Ruler (film), Ruler (horse), Ruler (tool), Ruler: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Ruler: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
ruler: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
ruler: Rhymezone
ruler: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
ruler: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ruler: FreeDictionary.org
ruler: Mnemonic Dictionary
ruler: TheFreeDictionary.com
ruler: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Business (2 matching dictionaries)

Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
ruler: Legal dictionary

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)

Webopedia (No longer online)
ruler: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)

Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
RULER: Acronym Finder

Science (2 matching dictionaries)

Ruler: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
ruler: PlanetMath Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

ruler: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
▸ noun:  A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment).

Similar:

rule, tyrant, overlord, monarch, king, dictator, despot, emperor, warlord, autocrat, more...

Opposite:

follower, subject, subordinate, servant, underling

Types:

wooden ruler, plastic ruler, metal ruler, folding ruler, tape measure, engineer's ruler, yardstick, meter stick, more...

Phrases:

absolute ruler, puppet ruler, perfect ruler, parallel ruler, home ruler, more...

Adjectives:

new, supreme, absolute, last, young, sole, powerful, real, wise, local, independent

Colors:

gold, purple, red, blue, green, more...