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'Right'

[right.n.01] as in: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; ; - Eleanor Roosevelt

Examples:
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
a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away

'Right'

[right.n.02] as in: 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

'Right'

[right_field.n.01] as in: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

'Right'

[right.n.04] as in: those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

'Right'

[right.n.05] as in: the hand that is on the right side of the body

Examples:
he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
hit him with quick rights to the body

'Right'

[right.n.06] as in: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east

Examples:
take a right at the corner

'Right'

[right.n.07] as in: anything in accord with principles of justice

Examples:
he feels he is in the right
the rightfulness of his claim

'Right'

[right.n.08] as in: (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing

Examples:
mineral rights
film rights

'Right'

[right.v.01] as in: make reparations or amends for

Examples:
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust

'Right'

[right.v.02] as in: put in or restore to an upright position

Examples:
They righted the sailboat that had capsized

'Right'

[right.v.03] as in: regain an upright or proper position

Examples:
The capsized boat righted again

'Right'

[correct.v.01] as in: make right or correct

Examples:
Correct the mistakes
rectify the calculation

'Right'

[right.a.01] as in: 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
the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream

'Right'

[correct.a.01] as in: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

Examples:
the correct answer
the correct version
the right answer
took the right road
the right decision

'Right'

[correct.s.01] as in: socially right or correct

Examples:
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
correct behavior

'Right'

[right.a.04] as in: in conformance with justice or law or morality

Examples:
do the right thing and confess

'Right'

[right.a.05] as in: correct in opinion or judgment

Examples:
time proved him right

'Right'

[proper.s.03] as in: appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

Examples:
everything in its proper place
the right man for the job
she is not suitable for the position

'Right'

[right.a.07] as in: of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

'Right'

[right.s.03] as in: in or into a satisfactory condition

Examples:
things are right again now
put things right

'Right'

[right.s.04] as in: intended for the right hand

Examples:
a right-hand glove

'Right'

[correct.s.02] as in: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

Examples:
what's the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters

'Right'

[right.s.06] as in: having the axis perpendicular to the base

Examples:
a right angle

'Right'

[right.s.07] as in: (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward

Examples:
the right side of the cloth showed the pattern
be sure your shirt is right side out

'Right'

[good.s.10] as in: most suitable or right for a particular purpose

Examples:
a good time to plant tomatoes
the right time to act
the time is ripe for great sociological changes

'Right'

[veracious.s.02] as in: precisely accurate

Examples:
a veracious account

'Right'

[right.r.01] as in: precisely, exactly

Examples:
stand right here!

'Right'

[right.r.02] as in: immediately

Examples:
she called right after dinner

'Right'

[right.r.03] as in: exactly

Examples:
he fell flop on his face

'Right'

[right.r.04] as in: toward or on the right; also used figuratively

Examples:
he looked right and left
the party has moved right

'Right'

[properly.r.01] as in: in the right manner

Examples:
please do your job properly!
can't you carry me decent?

'Right'

[right.r.06] as in: an interjection expressing agreement

'Right'

[right.r.07] as in: completely

Examples:
she felt right at home
he fell right into the trap

'Right'

[mighty.r.01] as in: (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

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
they rejoiced mightily

'Right'

[justly.r.02] as in: in accordance with moral or social standards

Examples:
that serves him right
do right by him

'Right'

[correctly.r.01] as in: in an accurate manner

Examples:
the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
he guessed right