noun
- An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.
- usage: "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"
- Location near or direction toward the right side; i. E. The side to the south when a person or object faces east.
- usage: "he stood on the right"
- The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right.
- synonyms: right field, rightfield
- Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged.
- synonyms: right wing
- The hand that is on the right side of the body.
- usage: "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body"
- synonyms: right hand
- A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east.
- usage: "take a right at the corner"
- Anything in accord with principles of justice.
- usage: "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
- synonyms: rightfulness
- Frequently plural. ( the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing)
- usage: "mineral rights"; "film rights"
verb
- Make reparations or amends for.
- usage: "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
- synonyms: compensate, redress, correct
- Put in or restore to an upright position.
- usage: "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
- Regain an upright or proper position.
- usage: "The capsized boat righted again"
- Make right or correct.
- usage: "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
adjective
- Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.
- usage: "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"
- Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.
- usage: "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
- synonyms: correct
- Socially right or correct.
- usage: "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
- synonyms: correct
- In conformance with justice or law or morality.
- usage: "do the right thing and confess"
- Correct in opinion or judgment.
- usage: "time proved him right"
- synonyms: correct
- Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs.
- usage: "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
- synonyms: proper
- Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
- In or into a satisfactory condition.
- usage: "things are right again now"; "put things right"
- Intended for the right hand.
- usage: "a right-hand glove"
- synonyms: right-hand
- In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure.
- usage: "what's the right word for this"; "the right way to open oysters"
- synonyms: correct
- Having the axis perpendicular to the base.
- usage: "a right angle"
- Of the side of cloth or clothing. ( facing or intended to face outward)
- usage: "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"
- Most suitable or right for a particular purpose.
- usage: "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
- Precisely accurate.
- usage: "a veracious account"
- synonyms: veracious
adverb
- Precisely, exactly.
- usage: "stand right here"
- Immediately.
- usage: "she called right after dinner"
- Exactly.
- usage: "he fell flop on his face"
- synonyms: flop
- Toward or on the right; also used figuratively.
- usage: "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
- In the right manner.
- usage: "please do your job properly"; "can't you carry me decent"
- synonyms: properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way
- An interjection expressing agreement.
- synonyms: right on
- Completely.
- usage: "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
- Southern regional intensive. ( very; to a great degree)
- usage: "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"
- In accordance with moral or social standards.
- usage: "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
- synonyms: justly
- In an accurate manner.
- usage: "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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