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How to sign: 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
Similiar / Same: ruler
Categories: measure, measuring rod, measuring stick
Within this category: carpenter's rule, foot rule, meterstick, yardstick
How to sign: a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
"their principles of composition characterized all their works";
Similiar / Same: principle
Categories: generalisation, generality, generalization
Within this category: feng shui, pillar, yang, yin
How to sign: something regarded as a normative example
"the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors";
Similiar / Same: normal, convention, pattern, formula
Categories: practice
Within this category: code of conduct, mores
