Definition
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| an interjection expressing agreement |
| appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" |
| a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner" |
| in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" |
| free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" |
| the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right |
| in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" |
| correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" |
| anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" |
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| regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again" |
| put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" |
| make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" |
| precisely, exactly; "stand right here!" |
| (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; |
| exactly; "he fell flop on his face" |
| most suitable or right for a particular purpose; |
| immediately; "she called right after dinner" |
| (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is ri |
| having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle" |
| socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" |
| in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" |
| intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove" |
| of or belonging to the political or intellectual right |
| being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream" |
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| an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right" |
| the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" |
| free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right r |
| those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged |
| location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right" |
| precisely accurate; "a veracious account" |
| (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights" |
| free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "t |