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Definitions of right
  1. verb
    make right or correct

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  2. adjective
    correct in opinion or judgment
    "time proved him right"

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  3. adjective
    intended for the right hand
    "a right-hand glove"
  4. noun
    the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

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  5. adjective
    (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
    "a right fine day"

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  6. adverb
    exactly

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  7. adjective
    socially right or correct
    "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"

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  8. adverb
    (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
    "they have a right nice place"

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  9. noun
    anything in accord with principles of justice
    "he feels he is in the right" "the rightfulness of his claim"

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  10. adverb
    in an accurate manner
    "he guessed right"

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  11. noun
    those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

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  12. adjective
    in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
    "what's the right word for this?" "the right way to open oysters"

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  13. adjective
    precisely accurate

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  14. adjective
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    "the right answer" "took the right road" "the right decision"
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  15. adverb
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
    "she felt right at home" "he fell right into the trap"
  16. verb
    make reparations or amends for
    "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
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  17. adjective
    appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
    "the right man for the job"

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  18. adjective
    most suitable or right for a particular purpose
    "the right time to act"

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  19. adverb
    in the right manner; correctly; suitably

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  20. noun
    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"

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  21. adverb
    in accordance with moral or social standards
    "that serves him right" "do right by him"

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  22. adverb
    an interjection expressing agreement

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  23. noun
    an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
    "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people" "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
  24. noun
    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"
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  25. adjective
    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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  26. noun
    (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
    "mineral rights" "film rights"
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  27. adjective
    having the axis perpendicular to the base
    "a right angle"

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  28. adjective
    in conformance with justice or law or morality
    "do the right thing and confess"
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  29. adjective
    in or into a satisfactory condition
    "things are right again now" "put things right"

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  30. noun
    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"
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  31. adjective
    of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
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  32. adjective
    (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 right side out"

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  33. verb
    put in or restore to an upright position
    "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
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  34. verb
    regain an upright or proper position
    "The capsized boat righted again"
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  35. toward or on the right; also used figuratively
    "he looked right and left" "the party has moved right"
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Usage of right
  • "colloquialism"
  • "intensive"
  • "intensifier"
  • "plural form"
  • "plural"
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