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1. 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. (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing;

• "mineral rights"
• "film rights"

3. 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"

4. a turn to the right;

• "take a right at the corner"

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

6. anything in accord with principles of justice;

• "he feels he is in the right"
• "the rightfulness of his claim"

7. 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"

8. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

1. make reparations or amends for;

• "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

2. put in or restore to an upright position;

• "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"

3. regain an upright or proper position;

• "The capsized boat righted again"

4. make right or correct;

• "Correct the mistakes"
• "rectify the calculation"

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. socially right or correct;

• "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
• "correct behavior"

4. in conformance with justice or law or morality;

• "do the right thing and confess"

5. correct in opinion or judgment;

• "time proved him right"

6. appropriate for a condition or occasion;

• "everything in its proper place"
• "the right man for the job"
• "she is not suitable for the position"

7. of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

8. in or into a satisfactory condition;

• "things are right again now"
• "put things right"

9. intended for the right hand;

• "a right-hand glove"

10. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;

• "what's the right word for this?"
• "the right way to open oysters"

11. having the axis perpendicular to the base;

• "a right angle"

12. of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward;

• "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"
• "be sure your shirt is right side out"

13. 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"

1. precisely, exactly;

• "stand right here!"

2. immediately;

• "she called right after dinner"

3. exactly;

• "he fell flop on his face"

4. toward or on the right; also used figuratively;

• "he looked right and left"
• "the party has moved right"

5. in the right manner;

• "please do your job properly!"
• "can't you carry me decent?"

6. an interjection expressing agreement

7. completely;

• "she felt right at home"
• "he fell right into the trap"

8. (Southern regional intensive) very;

• "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"

9. in accordance with moral or social standards;

• "that serves him right"
• "do right by him"

10. in a correct manner;

• "he guessed right"