2

**:**being in accordance with what is just, good, or proper

right conduct

3

**:**conforming to facts or truth

**:**correct

the right answer

4

**:**suitable, appropriate

the right man for the job

5

**:**straight

a right line

7

a

**:**of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body which is away from the side on which the heart is mostly located

b

**:**located nearer to the right hand than to the left

c

**:**located to the right of an observer facing the object specified or directed as the right arm would point when raised out to the side

d(1)

**:**located on the right of an observer facing in the same direction as the object specified

stage right

(2)

**:**located on the right when facing downstream

the right bank of a river

e

**:**done with the right hand

a right hook to the jaw

8

**:**having the axis perpendicular to the base

right cone

9

**:**of, relating to, or constituting the principal or more prominent side of an object

made sure the socks were right side out

10

**:**acting or judging in accordance with truth or fact

time proved her right

11

a

**:**being in good physical or mental health or order

not in his right mind

b

**:**being in a correct or proper state

put things right

12

**:**most favorable or desired

**:**preferable

also

**:**socially acceptableknew all the right people

13

often Right

**:**of, adhering to, or constituted by the Right (see right entry 2 sense 7a) in politicsleft and right political views

rightness
noun

plural rights

1

**:**qualities (such as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval

2

**:**something to which one has a just claim: such as

a

**:**the power or privilege to which one is justly entitled

voting rights

his right to decide

b(1)

**:**the interest that one has in a piece of property —often used in plural

mineral rights

(2)

rights plural

**:**the property interest possessed under law or custom and agreement in an intangible thing especially of a literary and artistic naturefilm rights of the novel

3

**:**something that one may properly claim as due

knowing the truth is her right

4

**:**the cause of truth or justice

5

a

**:**right hand sense 1a

also

**:**a blow struck with this handgave him a hard right on the jaw

b

**:**the location or direction of the right side

woods on his right

c

**:**the part on the right side

d

e

**:**a turn to the right

take a right at the stop sign

6

a

**:**the true account or correct interpretation

b

**:**the quality or state of being factually correct

7

a

Right

**:**political parties and individuals who support and promote conservatism (see conservatism sense 1b) —usually used with*the*policies opposed by the country's Right

b

**:**the position of those who support the beliefs and policies of the political Right

the country's shift to the right

c

often Right

**:**the members of a continental European legislative body occupying the section of the legislative chamber to the right of the presiding officer as a result of holding more conservative political views than other members
also,
usually right

**:**the section of the chamber they occupy8

a

**:**a privilege given stockholders to subscribe pro rata to a new issue of securities generally below market price

b

**:**the negotiable certificate evidencing such privilege —usually used in plural

1

**:**according to right

live right

2

**:**in the exact location, position, or moment

**:**precisely

right at his fingertips

quit right then and there

3

**:**in a suitable, proper, or desired manner

knew he wasn't doing it right

4

5

**:**according to fact or truth

**:**truly

guessed right

6

a

**:**all the way

windows right to the floor

b

**:**in a complete manner

felt right at home

7

**:**without delay

**:**immediately

right after lunch

8

**:**to a great degree

**:**very

a right pleasant day

9

**:**on or to the right

looked left and right

righted; righting; rights

1

2

**:**avenge

vows to right the injustice done to his family

3

a

**:**to adjust or restore to the proper state or condition

right the economy

b

**:**to bring or restore to an upright position

right a capsized boat

**:**to become upright

righter
noun

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