RIGHT Definitions, Synonyms, and Scrabble Information

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right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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Scrabble and Words with Friends

RIGHT is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
RIGHT is a valid Words with Friends word worth 9 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
RIGHT is a 5 letter word containing the letters g, h, i, r, t.

Definitions

right
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
Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people
a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
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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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noun the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
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noun those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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noun 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
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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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noun anything in accord with principles of justice
he feels he is in the right
the rightfulness of his claim
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noun (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
mineral rights
film rights
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verb make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
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verb put in or restore to an upright position
They righted the sailboat that had capsized
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verb regain an upright or proper position
The capsized boat righted again
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verb make right or correct
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adjective 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
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adjective free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
the right answer
took the right road
the right decision
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adjective in conformance with justice or law or morality
do the right thing and confess
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adjective correct in opinion or judgment
time proved him right
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adjective of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
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adverb precisely, exactly
stand right here!
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adverb immediately
she called right after dinner
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adverb exactly
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adverb toward or on the right; also used figuratively
he looked right and left
the party has moved right
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adverb in the right manner; correctly; suitably
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adverb an interjection expressing agreement
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adverb (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
they have a right nice place
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adverb to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
she felt right at home
he fell right into the trap
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adverb in accordance with moral or social standards
that serves him right
do right by him
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adverb in an accurate manner
he guessed right
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adjective satellite socially right or correct
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
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adjective satellite appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
the right man for the job
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adjective satellite in or into a satisfactory condition
things are right again now
put things right
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adjective satellite intended for the right hand
a right-hand glove
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adjective satellite in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
what's the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters
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adjective satellite having the axis perpendicular to the base
a right angle
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adjective satellite (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
the right side of the cloth showed the pattern
be sure your shirt is right side out
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adjective satellite (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
a right fine day
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adjective satellite most suitable or right for a particular purpose
the right time to act
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adjective satellite precisely accurate
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Synonyms

Words that sound like 'right'

racahout, raccahout, raced, rachet, racheted

Antonyms

left, center, wrong, wrongly

Derivations

rightness

Anagrams

girth, grith

Reference

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