right
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Sense 1 noun
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
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Sense 2 verb
make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
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Sense 3 adjective
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
my right hand
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Sense 4 adverb
precisely, exactly
stand right here!
Sense 5 noun
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
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Sense 6 verb
put in or restore to an upright position
They righted the sailboat that had capsized
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Sense 7 adjective
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
the correct answer
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Sense 8 adverb
immediately
she called right after dinner
Sense 9 noun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
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Sense 10 verb
regain an upright or proper position
The capsized boat righted again
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Sense 11 adjective
socially right or correct
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
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Sense 12 adverb
exactly
he fell flop on his face
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Sense 13 noun
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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Sense 14 verb
make right or correct
Correct the mistakes
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Sense 15 adjective
in conformance with justice or law or morality
do the right thing and confess
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Sense 16 adverb
toward or on the right; also used figuratively
he looked right and left
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Sense 17 noun
the hand that is on the right side of the body
he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
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Sense 18 adjective
correct in opinion or judgment
time proved him right
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Sense 19 adverb
in the right manner
please do your job properly!
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Sense 20 noun
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
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Sense 21 adjective
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
everything in its proper place
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Sense 22 adverb
an interjection expressing agreement
Sense 23 noun
anything in accord with principles of justice
he feels he is in the right
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Sense 24 adjective
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
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Sense 25 adverb
completely
she felt right at home
Sense 26 noun
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
mineral rights
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Sense 27 adjective
in or into a satisfactory condition
things are right again now
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Sense 28 adverb
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
the baby is mighty cute
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Sense 29 adverb
in accordance with moral or social standards
that serves him right
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Sense 30 adjective
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
what's the right word for this?
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Sense 31 adverb
in an accurate manner
the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
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Sense 32 adjective
having the axis perpendicular to the base
a right angle
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Sense 33 adjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
a good time to plant tomatoes
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Sense 34 adjective
precisely accurate
a veracious account
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | redress |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | abstraction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | access |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | advowson |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cabotage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | claim |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | due |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | access |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | floor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | human right |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | legal right |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | preemption |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prerogative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | privilege |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | representation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | right of action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | right of search |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | right of way |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | states' rights |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | voting right |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | water right |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | counterbalance |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | remedy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | recompense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | right |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | compensation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | restitution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | right |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | over-correct |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | atone |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | right-handed |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | position |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | far |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | rightmost |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | right-handa |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | starboard |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stage right |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | right |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | accurate |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | proper |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | true |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 7 | attribute | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | exact |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | letter-perfect |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | straight |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | right fielder |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | outfield |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | tract |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | right |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | change posture |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | appropriateness |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | proper |
| 12 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightist |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | sect |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | religious right |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | hard right |
| 14 | antonym | Related & opposite | falsify |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | correction |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | reverse |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | remedy |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | debug |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | ethical |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | good |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | just |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | proper |
| 15 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 15 | attribute | Related & opposite | rightness |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightness |
| 15 | similar to | Related & opposite | honourable |
| 16 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 17 | hypernym | Types & categories | hand |
| 18 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | appropriateness |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 18 | similar to | Related & opposite | right-minded |
| 19 | antonym | Related & opposite | improperly |
| 19 | derived from | Related & opposite | proper |
| 20 | hypernym | Types & categories | turning |
| 21 | derivation | Related & opposite | propriety |
| 21 | similar to | Related & opposite | appropriate |
| 23 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 23 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightfula |
| 23 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightfula |
| 23 | hypernym | Types & categories | justice |
| 24 | also see | Related & opposite | conservative |
| 24 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 24 | antonym | Related & opposite | center |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | conservative |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | oldline |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | reactionary |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | rightish |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | rightist |
| 26 | derivation | Related & opposite | redress |
| 26 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 26 | hypernym | Types & categories | stake |
| 27 | similar to | Related & opposite | satisfactory |
| 28 | domain usage | Related & opposite | intensifier |
| 29 | derived from | Related & opposite | just |
| 30 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 30 | similar to | Related & opposite | proper |
| 31 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 31 | derived from | Related & opposite | veracious |
| 32 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geometry |
| 32 | similar to | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 33 | derivation | Related & opposite | goodness |
| 33 | similar to | Related & opposite | opportune |
| 34 | similar to | Related & opposite | accurate |