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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 Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Natural_gas public_utility companies would be given the right of eminent_domain , under a bill by Sen._Frank_Owen /3 , of El_Paso , to acquire sites for underground storage reservoirs for gas . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)If to be a Christian means to say yes where I otherwise say no , or where I do not have the right to say anything at_all , then my only choice is to refuse to be a Christian . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The largest of these organizations at_present denies to the full_time educator any vote on the conduct and standards of the group and , indeed , refuses him even the right to attach the customary initials after his name in the college catalog . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)As for states ' rights , they have never counted in the thinking of my liberal friends except as irritations of a minor and immoral nature which exist now only as anachronisms . And if he is so scornful of the rights of states , why not advocate a different sort of constitution that he could more sincerely support ? |
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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" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)At right is a casual style in a crushed unlined white leather . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Only_too often , however , you have the feeling that you are sitting in a room with some of the instruments lined_up on one wall to your left and others facing them on the wall to your right . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)With the first reports , Russell 's horse wheeled to the right and ran towards the buildings while Cook , followed by a hail of bullets , raced towards the arroyo of Salyer_'s_Canyon immediately in_front_of him , just reaching it as his horse fell . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)On their right rose the embankment covered with brush and trees . Thus , stealthily they advanced upstream ; then they turned to the right , climbed the embankment , and walked into the valley again . Related terms |
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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" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Moritz is listed on the Longhorn roster as a right halfback , the position at which he lettered on the 1956 team . Moritz was bothered during the first two games this year by a pulled muscle in the thigh of his right ( kicking ) leg and , as a result , several of his successful conversions have gone barely far enough . (The New York Times,...)His first shot in the Open last year landed in a brook that flowed along the right side of the fairway . (Mr. America, 4:6...)Squat_style lifters and leg split lifters would both benefit enormously by practicing those variations providing that they remember to make alternate sets with the left and right leg to the front . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Start with the class standing in a circle , with weight on the right foot and the left extended a_little way into the circle . Related terms left right-hand right-hand far rightmost right-handed starboard position |
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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" Used in print (The New York Times,...)He 'll even bull head-on into the rules when he is sure he 's right . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)When we come_upon the rabbit and make our remark about its suffering being a bad thing , we presumably make it with some feeling ; the positivists are plainly right in saying that such remarks do usually express feeling . Broad and Ross have lately contended that this fitness is one of the main facts of ethics , and I suspect they are right . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Wilkes was quite right about one thing . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)I felt it and it ate_on me all_the_time , but I did n't know how right I was till later . Related terms incorrect incorrect accurate accurate straight letter-perfect true proper accurate correctness |
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[ adverb ] precisely, exactly
Examples "stand right here!" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I like to make a seedbed right in the open , though many people start them successfully in cold_frames . (Francis Pollini, Night....)Top_dog , sleeping and eating right there with the Staff . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)There was a clump of trees that appeared to provide cover right up_to the road , and the shouting and gunfire never slackened . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)It went right on creaking under his own considerable weight , and all it needed , Harold thought , was for somebody to fling himself back in a fit of laughter and that would be the end of_it . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)`` Right in my pocket '' . |
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[ adjective ] socially right or correct
Synonyms Examples "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye" "correct behavior" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I fingered it and had the feeling of adequacy that comes_with the right texture , tilth and body . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)A romantic is one who thinks the world is divinely inspired and all he has_to do is find the right key , and then divine justice and altruism will appear . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)In their search for what turned_out to be the right breakfast china but the wrong table silver , they opened every cupboard door in the kitchen and pantry . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)This seemed right to him . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)There were times it was n't right to make a person happy , like the times she came_in the kitchen and asked for a peanut_butter sandwich . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] immediately
Examples "she called right after dinner" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I like hay for this and apply it so_that only the tops of the plants show right after a good frost . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Still I did n't think she was twotiming me with Precious right then . `` But brother I can n't take a job right now '' , she said with her eyes on her ice_cream , `` I'm going_to have a baby , Francis_Xavier 's baby , my own husband 's baby '' . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)- Henry said that he 'd take my arm and get me right there . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)Bobby_Joe and two or three of the other boys declared they had never been possum hunting , and Uncle_Bill_Farnworth ( from Mama_Albright 's side of the family ) said he would just get_up from there and take them , right then . |
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[ adverb ] (informal) exactly
Synonyms Examples "he fell flop on his face" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)It has given considerable trouble at_times and empties right into the Battenkill . (Francis Pollini, Night....)`` They 'll get them by God and let them bring them down here to me , just let them , God I 'll slice their balls right off '' . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)His legs shook , and the shaking went right on up his body through his hips to his shoulders . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] in conformance with justice or law or morality
Examples "do the right thing and confess" Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)Perhaps it was right ; perhaps it was just . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)`` I can n't stop you from doing what you think is right . |
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[ noun ] (baseball,geography) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Synonyms Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Whitey_Herzog , performing in right as the Orioles fielded possibly their strongest team of the spring , worked Keegan for a base_on_balls . The Orioles got a run in the first inning when Breeding , along with Robinson , the two Birds who got a pair of hits , doubled to right center , moved to third on Russ_Snyder 's single to right and crossed on Kunkel 's wild_pitch into the dirt in_front of the plate . The Orioles got a run in the first inning when Breeding , along with Robinson , the two Birds who got a pair of hits , doubled to right center , moved to third on Russ_Snyder 's single to right and crossed on Kunkel 's wild_pitch into the dirt in_front of the plate . Lumpe worked a walk as the first batter to face Hyde and romped around as Siebern blasted Hyde 's next toss 415 feet over the scoreboard in right center . (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)In the third Frank_Robinson hammered a long home_run deep into the corner of the bleachers in right center , about 400 feet away , with two men on . |
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[ adverb ] toward or on the right
Examples "he looked right and left" also figuratively "the party has moved right" Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)Belton , the one on the right . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)We were coming to an intersection , turning right , chuffing to a stop . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics) those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Synonyms Used in print ("Editorials"...)No one who has studied the radical Right can suppose that words are their sole staple in trade . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)If the demand for demythologization is unavoidable and so must be accepted by theology unconditionally , the position of the `` right '' is clearly untenable . Whereas Bultmann 's `` center '' position is structurally inconsistent and is therefore indefensible on formal grounds alone , the general position of the `` right '' , as represented , say , by Karl_Barth , involves the rejection or at_least qualification of the demand for demythologization and so is invalidated on the material grounds we have just considered . It will be recalled from the discussion in Section 7 that the position of the `` right '' , as represented by Barth , rests_on the following thesis : The only tenable alternative to Bultmann 's position is a theology that ( 1 ) rejects or at_least qualifies his unconditioned demand for demythologization and existential interpretation ; ( 2 ) accepts instead a special biblical hermeneutics or method of interpretation ; and ( 3 ) in so doing , frees itself to give appropriate emphasis to the event Jesus_Christ by means of statements that , from Bultmann 's point_of_view , are mythological . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in the right manner
Synonyms Examples "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?" Used in print (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Winston apologized and quickly set the hat right . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] an interjection expressing agreement
Synonyms Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)It was barely possible that his brother was right . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)`` Right '' , said the fingerprint_man . |
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[ noun ] a turn to the right
Examples "take a right at the corner" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)It has a fast pace , excellent music , expert direction , and not_only a good comedian , but an appealing person in his own right , Mr._Berman . ( Several times recently I have wondered whether shows were being staged for the sake of the script or just to entertain the audience with the spectacle of scenery being shifted right in_front_of their eyes . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] completely
Examples "she felt right at home" "he fell right into the trap" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)And they could n't have entrusted Henri to better hands because `` le_professeur '' knows his muscles from the sterno-cleido_mastoideus of the neck right down to the tibialis_anticus of the leg - and better still , he knows just what exercises work best for them and what Weider principles to combine them with for fast , fast muscle growth . |
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[ adverb ] (Southern regional intensive) very
Examples "the baby is mighty cute" "he's mighty tired" "it is powerful humid" "that boy is powerful big now" "they have a right nice place" Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He was not sure what effect it would have , but that was really beside the point when you got right down to_it . Related terms |
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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" Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)He slammed into the wall , bounced back , and caught Curt with a roundhouse right which sent him spinning . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] correct in opinion or judgment
Synonyms Examples "time proved him right" Used in print (Jay Williams, The Forger....)In_a_way , Askington was right . Related terms |
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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" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Regardless_of rights and wrongs , a population and an area appropriate to a pre World_War_I , great_power have been , following conquest , ruled against their will by a neighboring people , and have had imposed upon them social and economic controls they dislike . |
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[ adjective ] appropriate for a condition or occasion
Examples "everything in its proper place" "the right man for the job" "she is not suitable for the position" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)And even if they stay in resorts part of the time , they might , if the right salesman gets them in tow , develop a yearning to spice the usual vacation fare with a camping trip into the wide open spaces . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in a correct manner
Examples "he guessed right" Related terms |
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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" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] intended for the right hand
Synonyms Examples "a right-hand glove" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (geometry) having the axis perpendicular to the base
Examples "a right angle" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] intended for the right hand
Synonyms Examples "a right-hand glove" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (politics) of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
Related terms center left far-right reactionary conservative rightist rightish right-wing conservative |
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[ verb ] put in or restore to an upright position
Examples "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" Related terms |
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[ verb ] regain an upright or proper position
Examples "The capsized boat righted again" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make right or correct
Examples "Correct the mistakes" "rectify the calculation" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] in or into a satisfactory condition
Examples "things are right again now" "put things right" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make reparations or amends for
Synonyms Examples "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" Related terms wrong change expiate over-correct compensate redress recompense |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 22691
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