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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 | ||||||||
| 27% | 6 | Hones a straightedge | ||||||
noun • a leather strap used to sharpen razors verb • sharpen on a strop | ||||||||
Straightedge Crossword Clue
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RULER which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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RULER
Updated: October 13, 2023
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1 | A figure that cannot be constructed using a compass and straightedge alone | |
2 | Hones a straightedge
New York Times -
13 Oct 1988 | New York Times / 13 Oct 1988 |
3 | Monarch - straightedge
The Guardian Quick -
22 Sep 2001 | The Guardian Quick / 22 Sep 2001 |
4 | Not all sides of this polygon will touch a straightedge placed against it | |
5 | Perk up a straightedge
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05 Aug 1990 | New York Times / 05 Aug 1990 |
