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- n an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"
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 - n 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 - n the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- n those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- n 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 - n a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
take a right at the corner - n anything in accord with principles of justice
he feels he is in the right
the rightfulness of his claim - n (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
mineral rights
film rights - v make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust - v put in or restore to an upright position
They righted the sailboat that had capsized - v regain an upright or proper position
The capsized boat righted again - v make right or correct
- a 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 - a free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
the right answer
took the right road
the right decision - s socially right or correct
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye - a in conformance with justice or law or morality
do the right thing and confess - a correct in opinion or judgment
time proved him right - s appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
the right man for the job - a of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
- s in or into a satisfactory condition
things are right again now
put things right - s intended for the right hand
a right-hand glove - s in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
what's the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters - s having the axis perpendicular to the base
a right angle - s (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
the right side of the cloth showed the pattern
be sure your shirt is right side out - s most suitable or right for a particular purpose
the right time to act - s precisely accurate
- r precisely, exactly
stand right here! - r immediately
she called right after dinner - r exactly
- r toward or on the right; also used figuratively
he looked right and left
the party has moved right - r in the right manner
- r an interjection expressing agreement
- r completely
she felt right at home
he fell right into the trap - r (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
they have a right nice place - r in accordance with moral or social standards
that serves him right
do right by him - r in an accurate manner
he guessed right
- The right tried at one point to organize this way, failed, and started work on a new strategy, one that operated on the premise that without an indigenous media there can be no .
- Analysis: By awarding the contract for the next-generation Orion space vehicle to Lockheed Martin, NASA finally got something right.
- In California, a Field poll last April found 70% of residents agreeing that "incurably ill patients have the right to ask for and get life-ending medication.