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right

adverb
  1. very, regional use common to the southern United States
    “That is a right fine whiskey.”
    mighty
  2. exactly
    plumb
  3. immediately
    “I called right after dinner.”
    at first sight
  4. an interjection expressing agreement
    “Right on, man!”
    right on
  5. in the right manner
    properly
  6. in an accurate manner
    correctly
  7. precisely, exactly
    “stand right here!”
  8. completely
    “You've felt right at home ever since you bought that new TV.”
    plumb
  9. in accordance with moral or social standards
    “That serves you right.”
    justly
  10. toward or on the right
adjective
  1. precisely accurate
    veracious
  2. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
    proper
  3. free from error
    correcterrorless
  4. correct in opinion or judgment
    “Time proved them right.”
    correct
  5. most suitable or right for a particular purpose
    ripegood
  6. having the axis perpendicular to the base
    “a right angle”
  7. socially right or correct
    “it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”
    correct
  8. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
    “what's the right word for this?”
    correct
  9. of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
  10. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
    “my right hand”
  11. in conformance with justice or law or morality
    “do the right thing and confess”
  12. in or into a satisfactory condition
    “things are right again now”
  13. (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
  14. intended for the right hand
    right-hand
noun
  1. 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”
  2. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
    right field
  3. anything in accord with principles of justice
    “I feel I am in the right.”
    rightfulness
  4. an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
  5. the hand that is on the right side of the body
    “I write with my right hand but pitch with my left.”
  6. those who support political or social or economic conservatism
    right wing
  7. location near or direction toward the right side
  8. (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
    “mineral rights”
verb
  1. make right or correct
    correctrectify
  2. regain an upright or proper position
    “The capsized boat righted again”
  3. put in or restore to an upright position
    “They righted the sailboat that had capsized”
  4. make reparations or amends for
    “right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
    redress