Definition (noun) an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
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Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people
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a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
Definition (noun) location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
Definition (noun) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Definition (noun) those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Definition (noun) the hand that is on the right side of the body
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he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
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hit him with quick rights to the body
Definition (noun) a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
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take a right at the corner
Definition (noun) anything in accord with principles of justice
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he feels he is in the right
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the rightfulness of his claim
Definition (noun) (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
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mineral rights
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film rights
Definition (verb) make reparations or amends for
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right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Definition (verb) put in or restore to an upright position
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They righted the sailboat that had capsized
Definition (verb) regain an upright or proper position
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The capsized boat righted again
Definition (verb) make right or correct
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Correct the mistakes
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rectify the calculation
Definition (adj) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
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my right hand
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right center field
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a right-hand turn
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the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
Definition (adj) free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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the correct answer
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the correct version
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the right answer
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took the right road
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the right decision
Definition (adj) socially right or correct
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it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
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correct behavior
Definition (adj) in conformance with justice or law or morality
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do the right thing and confess
Definition (adj) correct in opinion or judgment
Definition (adj) appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
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everything in its proper place
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the right man for the job
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she is not suitable for the position
Definition (adj) of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
Definition (adj) in or into a satisfactory condition
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things are right again now
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put things right
Definition (adj) intended for the right hand
Definition (adj) in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
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what's the right word for this?
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the right way to open oysters
Definition (adj) having the axis perpendicular to the base
Definition (adj) (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
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the right side of the cloth showed the pattern
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be sure your shirt is right side out
Definition (adj) most suitable or right for a particular purpose
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a good time to plant tomatoes
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the right time to act
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the time is ripe for great sociological changes
Definition (adj) precisely accurate
Definition (adv) precisely, exactly
Definition (adv) immediately
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she called right after dinner
Definition (adv) exactly
Definition (adv) toward or on the right; also used figuratively
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he looked right and left
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the party has moved right
Definition (adv) in the right manner
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please do your job properly!
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can't you carry me decent?
Definition (adv) an interjection expressing agreement
Definition (adv) completely
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she felt right at home
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he fell right into the trap
Definition (adv) (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
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the baby is mighty cute
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he's mighty tired
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it is powerful humid
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that boy is powerful big now
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they have a right nice place
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they rejoiced mightily
Definition (adv) in accordance with moral or social standards
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that serves him right
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do right by him
Definition (adv) in an accurate manner
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the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
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he guessed right