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having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle" perpendicular toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right" completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap" precisely, exactly; "stand right here!" an interjection expressing agreement immediately; "she called right after dinner" exactly; "he fell flop on his face" in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right" satisfactory in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess" ethical 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" far, right-hand(a), starboard, rightmost of or belonging to the political or intellectual right conservative, reactionary, rightish, rightist a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner" correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" right-minded make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" 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 put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again" (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights" 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" 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" those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" appropriate the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher''s right in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him" in a correct manner; "he guessed right" in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what''s the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" proper socially right or correct; "it isn''t right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" proper 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" opportune 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" accurate, letter-perfect, straight (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" make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can''t you carry me decent?" |
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