right (
http://definr.com/right)
adj 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" [syn:
correct] [ant:
incorrect,
incorrect]
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"; on the right when
facing downstream; "the right bank of the river" [ant:
left]
3: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the
party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn:
correct]
4: in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the
right thing and confess" [ant:
wrong]
5: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
[syn:
correct] [ant:
wrong]
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" [syn:
proper,
suitable]
7: of or belonging to the political or intellectual right [ant:
left,
center]
8: on the right-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing
forward; "the starboard side" [syn:
starboard] [ant:
port]
9: in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again
now"; "put things right"
10: intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove" [syn:
right(a),
right-hand(a)]
11: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
"what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open
oysters" [syn:
correct]
12: (geometry) having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a
right angle"
13: 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" [syn:
right(a)]
14: 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" [syn:
good,
ripe]
n 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" [ant:
left]
4: a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner"
5: the conservative faction of a political party [syn: {right
wing}]
6: anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he
is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" [syn:
rightfulness]
[ant:
wrong,
wrong]
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" [syn:
right hand]
8: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
[syn:
rightfield]
adv 1: precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
2: immediately; "she called right after dinner"
3: (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn:
flop]
4: toward or on the right; "he looked right and left"; also
figuratively; "the party has moved right" [ant:
left]
5: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!" "can't
you carry me decent?" [syn:
properly,
decently,
decent,
in good order,
the right way] [ant:
improperly]
6: an interjection expressing agreement [syn:
right on]
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"
[syn:
mighty,
powerful]
9: in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves
him right"; "do right by him" [syn:
justly]
10: in a correct manner; "he guessed right" [syn:
correctly,
aright]
[ant:
incorrectly,
incorrectly]
v 1: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong" [syn:
compensate,
redress,
correct] [ant:
wrong]
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" [syn:
correct]
[ant:
falsify]