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right > 35 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	right, correct	Free from error
	2	right	Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
	3	right, correct	Socially right or correct
	4	right	In conformance with justice or law or morality
	5	right, correct	Correct in opinion or judgment
	6	right, proper, suitable, suited	Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
	7	right	Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
	8	right	In or into a satisfactory condition
	9	right, right-hand	Intended for the right hand
	10	right, correct	In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
	11	right	Having the axis perpendicular to the base
	12	right	(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
	13	right, good, ripe	Most suitable or right for a particular purpose
ADVERB	1	right	Precisely, exactly
	2	right	Immediately
	3	right, flop	Exactly
	4	right	Toward or on the right
	5	right, properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way	In the right manner
	6	right, right on	An interjection expressing agreement
	7	right	Completely
	8	right, mighty, powerful	(Southern regional intensive) very
	9	right, justly	In accordance with moral or social standards
	10	right, correctly, aright	In a correct manner
NOUN	1	right	An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
	2	right	(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
	3	right	Location near or direction toward the right side
	4	right	A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
	5	right, right wing	Those who support political or social or economic conservatism
	6	right, rightfulness	Anything in accord with principles of justice
	7	right, right hand	The hand that is on the right side of the body
	8	right, right field, rightfield	The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
VERB	1	right, compensate, redress, correct	Make reparations or amends for
	2	right	Put in or restore to an upright position
	3	right	Regain an upright or proper position
	4	right, correct, rectify	Make right or correct

right > pronunciation
Sounds	ray't
Rhymes	acolyte, airtight, alight, and 175 more rhymes in ayt...

right > adjective 1
Meaning	Free from error. Especially conforming to fact or truth.
Examples	"the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
Synonyms	correct
Contrary	incorrect, wrong
Similar	accurate, exact, precise; letter-perfect, word-perfect; straight
See also	accurate; proper; true
Attribute of	correctness, rightness
Nouns	rightness
Adverbs	right

right > adjective 2
Meaning	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"
Contrary	left
Similar	far; rightmost; right-hand; starboard
See also	right-handed
Attribute of	position, place

right > adjective 3
Meaning	Socially right or correct.
Examples	"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
Synonyms	correct
Similar to	proper
Nouns	rightness

right > adjective 4
Meaning	In conformance with justice or law or morality.
Examples	"do the right thing and confess"
Contrary	wrong
Similar	ethical, honorable, honourable, moral
See also	ethical; good; just; proper
Attribute of	rightness
Nouns	rightness
Adverbs	rightly

right > adjective 5
Meaning	Correct in opinion or judgment.
Examples	"time proved him right"
Synonyms	correct
Contrary	wrong
Similar	right-minded
Nouns	rightness

right > adjective 6
Meaning	Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs.
Examples	"the right man for the job"
Synonyms	proper, suitable, suited
Similar to	appropriate

right > adjective 7
Meaning	Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
Contrary	left; center
Similar	conservative; reactionary, reactionist, far-right; rightish; rightist, right-wing
See also	conservative

right > adjective 8
Meaning	In or into a satisfactory condition.
Examples	"things are right again now"; "put things right"
Similar to	satisfactory

right > adjective 9
Meaning	Intended for the right hand.
Examples	"a right-hand glove"
Synonyms	right-hand
Similar to	right-handed

right > adjective 10
Meaning	In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure.
Examples	"what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
Synonyms	correct
Similar to	proper

right > adjective 11
Meaning	Having the axis perpendicular to the base.
Examples	"a right angle"
Similar to	perpendicular
Category	geometry

right > adjective 12
Meaning	(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"
Similar to	outside

right > adjective 13
Meaning	Most suitable or right for a particular purpose.
Examples	"the right time to act"
Synonyms	good, ripe
Similar to	opportune

right > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.
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"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you
Broader	abstraction, abstract
Narrower	access; advowson; cabotage; claim, title; due; entree, access, accession, admittance; floor; grant; human right; legal right; preemption, pre-emption; prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right; privilege; representation; right of action; right of search; right of way; states' rights; voting right; water right, riparian right
Verbs	right

right > noun 2, possession
Meaning	(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing.
Examples	"mineral rights"; "film rights"
Usage	plural, plural form
Broader	interest, stake
Verbs	right

right > noun 3, location
Meaning	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"
Contrary	left
Broader	position, place
Narrower	stage right, right stage

right > noun 4, act
Meaning	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"
Broader	turn, turning

right > noun 5, group
Meaning	Those who support political or social or economic conservatism. Those who believe that things are better left unchanged.
Synonyms	right wing
Broader	faction, sect
Narrower	religious right; hard right

right > noun 6, attribute
Meaning	Anything in accord with principles of justice.
Examples	"he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
Synonyms	rightfulness
Contrary	wrong, wrongfulness
Broader	justice, justness

right > noun 7, body
Meaning	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"
Synonyms	right hand
Broader	hand, manus, mitt, paw

right > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right.
Synonyms	right field, rightfield
Part of	outfield
Broader	tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

right > adverb 1
Meaning	Precisely, exactly.
Examples	"stand right here!"

right > adverb 2
Meaning	Immediately.
Examples	"she called right after dinner"

right > adverb 3
Meaning	Exactly.
Synonyms	flop
Usage	colloquialism

right > adverb 4
Meaning	Toward or on the right. Also used figuratively.
Examples	"he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
Contrary	left

right > adverb 5
Meaning	In the right manner.
Synonyms	properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way
Contrary	improperly

right > adverb 6
Meaning	An interjection expressing agreement.
Synonyms	right on

right > adverb 7
Meaning	Completely.
Examples	"she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

right > adverb 8
Meaning	(Southern regional intensive) very.
Examples	"they have a right nice place"
Synonyms	mighty, powerful
Usage	intensifier, intensive

right > adverb 9
Meaning	In accordance with moral or social standards.
Examples	"that serves him right"; "do right by him"
Synonyms	justly

right > adverb 10
Meaning	In a correct manner.
Examples	"he guessed right"
Synonyms	correctly, aright
Contrary	incorrectly, wrongly, wrong
Adjectives	right

right > verb 1, social
Meaning	Make reparations or amends for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
Synonyms	compensate, redress, correct
Contrary	wrong
Broader	change, alter, modify
Narrower	over-correct, overcompensate; expiate, aby, abye, atone
Nouns	right; right

right > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Put in or restore to an upright position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
Similar to	right
Broader	change, alter, modify

right > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Regain an upright or proper position.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples	"The capsized boat righted again"
Similar to	right
Broader	change posture

right > verb 4, change
Meaning	Make right or correct.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	correct, rectify
Contrary	falsify
Broader	change by reversal, turn, reverse
Narrower	rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend; debug

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