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noun • a person who rules or commands • 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 | ||||||||
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noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • something regarded as a normative example • prescribed guide for conduct or action • (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • the duration of a monarch's or government's power • dominance or power through legal authority • directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted • any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems • 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 verb • exercise authority over; as of nations • decide with authority • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • decide on and make a declaration about • have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac • mark or draw with a ruler • keep in check | ||||||||
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noun • a ruler one foot long | ||||||||
Measuring Stick Crossword Clue
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RULER which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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RULER
Updated: March 17, 2024
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| Telegraph Quick18 Mar 2024 | Across 7 | |
| The Guardian Quick16 Apr 2014 | Down 5 | |
| New York Times14 Mar 2004 | Across 22 | |
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A thin printed line; a dash; a measuring-stick; a monarch’s period of sovereignty; or, a regulation
Telegraph Herculis -
23 Jan 2023 | Telegraph Herculis / 23 Jan 2023 |
2 | In stick form, it can be used as a stirring stick | |
3 | Measuring stick used in construction | |
4 | Measuring stick with a straight edge
The Guardian Quick -
08 Jun 2021 | The Guardian Quick / 08 Jun 2021 |
5 | Sovereign; measuring stick
Telegraph Quick -
19 Jun 2024 | Telegraph Quick / 19 Jun 2024 |
6 | Stick? Stick! Stick for concrete
The Guardian Cryptic -
29 Aug 2005 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Aug 2005 |
7 | Where to stick a stick
New York Times -
17 Feb 2017 | New York Times / 17 Feb 2017 |
