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1. (noun) right
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"

2. (noun) right
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"

3. (noun) right field, rightfield, right
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

4. (noun) right, right wing
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

5. (noun) right, right hand
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"

6. (noun) right
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"

7. (noun) right, rightfulness
anything in accord with principles of justice
"he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

8. (adj) right
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
"mineral rights"; "film rights"

9. (adj) 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"

10. (adj) correct, right
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"

11. (adj) correct, right
socially right or correct
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

12. (adj) right
in conformance with justice or law or morality
"do the right thing and confess"

13. (adj) right, correct
correct in opinion or judgment
"time proved him right"

14. (adj) proper, right
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"

15. (adj) right
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

16. (adj) right
in or into a satisfactory condition
"things are right again now"; "put things right"

17. (adj) right(a), right-hand(a)
intended for the right hand
"a right-hand glove"

18. (adj) correct, right
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
"what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

19. (adj) right
having the axis perpendicular to the base
"a right angle"

20. (adj) right(a)
(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"

21. (adj) good, right, ripe
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
"a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"

22. (verb) veracious, right
precisely accurate
"a veracious account"

23. (verb) right, compensate, redress, correct
make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

24. (verb) right
put in or restore to an upright position
"They righted the sailboat that had capsized"

25. (verb) right
regain an upright or proper position
"The capsized boat righted again"

26. (adverb) correct, rectify, right
make right or correct
"Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

27. (adverb) right
precisely, exactly
"stand right here!"

28. (adverb) right
immediately
"she called right after dinner"

29. (adverb) right, flop
exactly
"he fell flop on his face"

30. (adverb) right
toward or on the right; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"

31. (adverb) properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way
in the right manner
"please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

32. (adverb) right, right on
an interjection expressing agreement

33. (adverb) right
completely
"she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

34. (adverb) mighty, mightily, powerful, right
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
"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"; "they rejoiced mightily"

35. (adverb) justly, right
in accordance with moral or social standards
"that serves him right"; "do right by him"

36. (adverb) correctly, right, aright
in an accurate manner
"the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"


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