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right is the dictionary form of RIGHT'S Definition of right
right has definitions from the fields of baseball,geography,law,anatomy,zoology,politics,geometry |
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[ noun ] an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
Examples : "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt |
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[ noun ] location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
Examples : "he stood on the right" |
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[ adjective ] being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
Examples "my right hand" "right center field" "a right-hand turn" on the right when facing downstream "the right bank of the river" |
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[ adjective ] free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
Synonyms Examples "the correct answer" "the correct version" "the right answer" "took the right road" "the right decision" |
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[ adverb ] precisely, exactly
Examples "stand right here!" |
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[ adjective ] socially right or correct
Synonyms Examples "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye" "correct behavior" |
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[ adverb ] immediately
Examples "she called right after dinner" |
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[ adjective ] in conformance with justice or law or morality
Examples "do the right thing and confess" |
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[ noun ] (baseball,geography) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
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[ adverb ] toward or on the right
Examples "he looked right and left" also figuratively "the party has moved right" |
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[ noun ] (politics) those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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[ adverb ] in the right manner
Synonyms Examples "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?" |
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[ adverb ] an interjection expressing agreement
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[ noun ] a turn to the right
Examples "take a right at the corner" |
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[ adverb ] completely
Examples "she felt right at home" "he fell right into the trap" |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the hand that is on the right side of the body
Synonyms Examples "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left" "hit him with quick rights to the body" |
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[ noun ] (law) anything in accord with principles of justice
Synonyms Examples "he feels he is in the right" "the rightfulness of his claim" |
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[ adverb ] in accordance with moral or social standards
Synonyms Examples "that serves him right" "do right by him" |
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[ adjective ] of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward
Examples "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern" "be sure your shirt is right side out" |
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[ adjective ] on the right-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward
Synonyms Examples "the starboard side" |
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[ adjective ] (geometry) having the axis perpendicular to the base
Examples "a right angle" |
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[ adjective ] in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
Synonyms Examples "what's the right word for this?" "the right way to open oysters" |
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[ adjective ] (politics) of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
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[ verb ] put in or restore to an upright position
Examples "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" |
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[ verb ] regain an upright or proper position
Examples "The capsized boat righted again" |
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[ adjective ] in or into a satisfactory condition
Examples "things are right again now" "put things right" |
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[ verb ] make reparations or amends for
Synonyms Examples "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 22691
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[ noun ] (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
Examples : "mineral rights" "film rights" |
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