Rightadjective
(archaic) Straight, not bent.
âa right lineâ;
Wrightnoun
(obsolete) A builder or creator of something.
Rightadjective
Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
âThe kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.â;
Wrightnoun
One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; - now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.
âHe was a well good wright, a carpenter.â;
Rightadjective
Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
âI thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.â; âIt's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.â;
Wrightnoun
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
Rightadjective
Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
âIs this the right software for my computer?â;
Wrightnoun
United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
Rightadjective
Healthy, sane, competent.
âI'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.â;
Wrightnoun
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)
Rightadjective
Real; veritable (used emphatically).
âYou've made a right mess of the kitchen!â;
Wrightnoun
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
Rightadjective
(Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
Wrightnoun
influential United States architect (1869-1959)
Rightadjective
(dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
Wrightnoun
United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
Rightadjective
Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: â
âAfter the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.â;
Wrightnoun
someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
Rightadjective
Designed to be placed or worn outward.
âthe right side of a piece of clothâ;
Wright
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood.
Rightadjective
(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
Rightadverb
On the right side.
Rightadverb
Towards the right side.
Rightadverb
Exactly, precisely.
âThe arrow landed right in the middle of the target.â; âLuckily we arrived right at the start of the film.â;
Rightadverb
Immediately, directly.
âCan't you see it? It's right beside you!â; âTom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.â;
Rightadverb
Very, extremely, quite.
âI made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?â; âI stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.â;
Rightadverb
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
Rightadverb
In a correct manner.
âDo it right or don't do it at all.â;
Rightadverb
To a great extent or degree.
âSir, I am right glad to meet you …â; âMembers of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.â; âThe Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.â;
Rightinterjection
Yes, that is correct; I agree.
Rightinterjection
I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
Rightinterjection
Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
â- After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.
- Right — who wants lunch?â;
Rightinterjection
Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
âYou're going, right?â;
Rightinterjection
Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
Rightnoun
That which complies with justice, law or reason.
âWe're on the side of right in this contest.â;
Rightnoun
A legal or moral entitlement.
âYou have no right to go through my personal diary.â; âsee also in right ofâ;
Rightnoun
The right side or direction.
âThe pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.â;
Rightnoun
The right hand.
Rightnoun
(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
âThe political right holds too much power.â;
Rightnoun
The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
Rightverb
(transitive) To correct.
âRighting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.â;
Rightverb
(transitive) To set upright.
âThe tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.â;
Rightverb
(intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
âWhen the wind died down, the ship righted.â;
Rightverb
(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
âto right the oppressedâ;
Rightadjective
Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
Rightadjective
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
Rightadjective
Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
Rightadjective
Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.
âThat which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end.â;
Rightadjective
Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
âIn this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians.â;
Rightadjective
According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.
âYou are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.â; âIf there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."â;
Rightadjective
Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
âThe lady has been disappointed on the right side.â;
Rightadjective
Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; - opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.
âBecame the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.â;
Rightadjective
Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
Rightadjective
Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
â"Right," cries his lordship.â;
Rightadverb
In a right manner.
Rightadverb
In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
âUnto Dian's temple goeth she right.â; âLet thine eyes look right on.â; âRight across its track there lay,Down in the water, a long reef of gold.â;
Rightadverb
Exactly; just.
âCame he right now to sing a raven's note?â;
Rightadverb
According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
Rightadverb
According to any rule of art; correctly.
âYou with strict discipline instructed right.â;
Rightadverb
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
âRight as it were a steed of Lumbardye.â; âHis wounds so smarted that he slept right naught.â;
Rightadverb
In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
âFor which I should be right sorry.â; â[I] return those duties back as are right fit.â;
Rightnoun
That which is right or correct.
âSeldom your opinions err;Your eyes are always in the right.â;
Rightnoun
A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
âLong love to her has borne the faithful knight,And well deserved, had fortune done him right.â;
Rightnoun
That to which one has a just claim.
âThere are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.â;
Rightnoun
That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.
âBorn free, he sought his right.â; âHast thou not right to all created things?â; âMen have no right to what is not reasonable.â;
Rightnoun
The right side; the side opposite to the left.
âLed her to the Souldan's right.â;
Rightnoun
Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
Rightnoun
In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
Rightnoun
The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
âHe should himself use it by right.â; âI should have been a woman by right.â;
Rightverb
To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
Rightverb
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
âSo just is God, to right the innocent.â; âAll experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.â;
Rightverb
To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
Rightverb
Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
Rightnoun
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature;
âthey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rightsâ; âCertain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the peopleâ; âa right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take awayâ;
Rightnoun
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing;
âmineral rightsâ; âfilm rightsâ;
Rightnoun
location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east;
âhe stood on the rightâ;
Rightnoun
a turn to the right;
âtake a right at the cornerâ;
Rightnoun
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Rightnoun
anything in accord with principles of justice;
âhe feels he is in the rightâ; âthe rightfulness of his claimâ;
Rightnoun
the hand that is on the right side of the body;
âhe writes with his right hand but pitches with his leftâ; âhit him with quick rights to the bodyâ;
Rightnoun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Rightverb
make reparations or amends for;
âright a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaustâ;
Rightverb
put in or restore to an upright position;
âThey righted the sailboat that had capsizedâ;
Rightverb
regain an upright or proper position;
âThe capsized boat righted againâ;
Rightverb
make right or correct;
âCorrect the mistakesâ; ârectify the calculationâ;
Rightadjective
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
âthe correct answerâ; âthe correct versionâ; âthe right answerâ; âtook the right roadâ; âthe right decisionâ;
Rightadjective
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north;
âmy right handâ; âright center fieldâ; âa right-hand turnâ; âthe right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstreamâ;
Rightadjective
socially right or correct;
âit isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbyeâ; âcorrect behaviorâ;
Rightadjective
in conformance with justice or law or morality;
âdo the right thing and confessâ;
Rightadjective
correct in opinion or judgment;
âtime proved him rightâ;
Rightadjective
appropriate for a condition or occasion;
âeverything in its proper placeâ; âthe right man for the jobâ; âshe is not suitable for the positionâ;
Rightadjective
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
Rightadjective
in or into a satisfactory condition;
âthings are right again nowâ; âput things rightâ;
Rightadjective
intended for the right hand;
âa right-hand gloveâ;
Rightadjective
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
âwhat's the right word for this?â; âthe right way to open oystersâ;
Rightadjective
having the axis perpendicular to the base;
âa right angleâ;
Rightadjective
of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward;
âthe right side of the cloth showed the patternâ; âbe sure your shirt is right side outâ;
Rightadjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
âa good time to plant tomatoesâ; âthe right time to actâ; âthe time is ripe for great sociological changesâ;
Rightadverb
precisely, exactly;
âstand right here!â;
Rightadverb
immediately;
âshe called right after dinnerâ;
Rightadverb
exactly;
âhe fell flop on his faceâ;
Rightadverb
toward or on the right; also used figuratively;
âhe looked right and leftâ; âthe party has moved rightâ;
Rightadverb
in the right manner;
âplease do your job properly!â; âcan't you carry me decent?â;
Rightadverb
an interjection expressing agreement
Rightadverb
completely;
âshe felt right at homeâ; âhe fell right into the trapâ;
Rightadverb
(Southern regional intensive) very;
âthe baby is mighty cuteâ; âhe's mighty tiredâ; âit is powerful humidâ; âthat boy is powerful big nowâ; âthey have a right nice placeâ;
Rightadverb
in accordance with moral or social standards;
âthat serves him rightâ; âdo right by himâ;
Rightadverb
in a correct manner;
âhe guessed rightâ;