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RIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
Example:
take a right at the corner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
turn; turning (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Synonyms:
right; right field; rightfield
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Holonyms ("right" is a part of...):
outfield (the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Anything in accord with principles of justice
Example:
the rightfulness of his claim
Synonyms:
right; rightfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
justice; justness (the quality of being just or fair)
Antonym:
wrong (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
Example:
a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
abstract; abstraction (a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "right"):
riparian right; water right (right of access to water)
voting right (the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company)
states' rights (the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution)
right of way (the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another)
right of search (the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them)
right of action (the legal right to sue)
representation (the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body)
privilege ((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship)
exclusive right; perquisite; prerogative; privilege (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right))
pre-emption; preemption (the right to purchase something in advance of others)
access (the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership))
advowson (the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice)
cabotage (the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders)
claim; title (an informal right to something)
due (that which is deserved or owed)
access; accession; admission; admittance; entree (the right to enter)
floor (the parliamentary right to address an assembly)
grant (a right or privilege that has been granted)
human right ((law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law))
legal right (a right based in law)
Derivation:
right (make reparations or amends for)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The hand that is on the right side of the body
Example:
hit him with quick rights to the body
Synonyms:
right; right hand
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
hand; manus; mitt; paw (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Synonyms:
right; right wing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
faction; sect (a dissenting clique)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "right"):
religious right (United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools)
hard right (the extreme right wing)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
Example:
he stood on the right
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "right"):
right stage; stage right (the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience)
Antonym:
left (location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east)
Sense 8
Meaning:
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
Example:
film rights
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("right" is a kind of...):
interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Derivation:
right (make reparations or amends for)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Precisely accurate
Example:
a veracious account
Synonyms:
right; veracious
Classified under:
Similar:
accurate (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
Example:
she is not suitable for the position
Synonyms:
proper; right
Classified under:
Similar:
appropriate (suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
Example:
the right decision
Synonyms:
correct; right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
accurate; exact; precise ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct)
letter-perfect; word-perfect (correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words)
straight (following a correct or logical method)
Also:
accurate (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy)
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
true (consistent with fact or reality; not false)
Attribute:
correctness; rightness (conformity to fact or truth)
Antonym:
wrong (not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth)
Derivation:
rightness (conformity to fact or truth)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Correct in opinion or judgment
Example:
time proved him right
Synonyms:
correct; right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
right-minded (disposed toward or having views based on what is right)
Antonym:
wrong (based on or acting or judging in error)
Derivation:
rightness (appropriate conduct; doing the right thing)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose
Example:
the time is ripe for great sociological changes
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
opportune (suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose)
Sense 6
Meaning:
(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
Example:
a right fine day
Synonyms:
one; right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 7
Meaning:
(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
Example:
be sure your shirt is right side out
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
outside (relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Having the axis perpendicular to the base
Example:
a right angle
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
perpendicular (intersecting at or forming right angles)
Domain category:
geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Socially right or correct
Example:
correct behavior
Synonyms:
correct; right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Derivation:
rightness (appropriate conduct; doing the right thing)
Sense 10
Meaning:
In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
Example:
the right way to open oysters
Synonyms:
correct; right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Sense 11
Meaning:
Intended for the right hand
Example:
a right-hand glove
Synonyms:
right; right-hand
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
right-handed (using or intended for the right hand)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
right-wing; rightist (believing in or supporting tenets of the political right)
conservative (having social or political views favoring conservatism)
old-line; oldline (adhering to conservative or reactionary principles)
far-right; reactionary; reactionist (opposed to political or social liberalism or reform)
rightish (tending toward the political right)
Also:
conservative (resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion)
Antonym:
center (of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually)
left (of or belonging to the political or intellectual left)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
Example:
the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
far (being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle)
rightmost (farthest to the right)
right-hand (located on or directed toward the right)
starboard (located on the right side of a ship or aircraft)
Also:
right-handed (using or intended for the right hand)
Attribute:
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
Antonym:
left (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north)
Sense 14
Meaning:
In conformance with justice or law or morality
Example:
do the right thing and confess
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ethical; honorable; honourable (adhering to ethical and moral principles)
Also:
ethical (conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior)
good (morally admirable)
just (used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting)
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Attribute:
rightness (according with conscience or morality)
Antonym:
wrong (contrary to conscience or morality or law)
Derivation:
rightness (according with conscience or morality)
Sense 15
Meaning:
In or into a satisfactory condition
Example:
put things right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
satisfactory (giving satisfaction)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they right ... he / she / it rights
Past simple: righted
Past participle: righted
-ing form: righting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make right or correct
Example:
rectify the calculation
Synonyms:
correct; rectify; right
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "right" is one way to...):
change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "right"):
amend; rectify; remediate; remedy; repair (set straight or right)
debug (locate and correct errors in a computer program code)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Regain an upright or proper position
Example:
The capsized boat righted again
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "right" is one way to...):
change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Verb group:
right (put in or restore to an upright position)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Put in or restore to an upright position
Example:
They righted the sailboat that had capsized
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "right" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Verb group:
right (regain an upright or proper position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Make reparations or amends for
Example:
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Synonyms:
compensate; correct; redress; right
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "right" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "right"):
over-correct; overcompensate (make excessive corrections for fear of making an error)
aby; abye; atone; expiate (make amends for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)
Derivation:
right (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature)
right ((frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing)
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly')
Example:
he fell right into the trap
Synonyms:
all; altogether; completely; entirely; right; totally; whole; wholly
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
Example:
they rejoiced mightily
Synonyms:
mightily; mighty; powerful; right
Classified under:
Domain usage:
intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Exactly
Example:
he fell flop on his face
Synonyms:
flop; right
Classified under:
Adverbs
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Immediately
Example:
she called right after dinner
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 5
Meaning:
An interjection expressing agreement
Synonyms:
right; right on
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 6
Meaning:
In the right manner; correctly; suitably
Example:
can't you carry me decent?
Synonyms:
decent; decently; properly; right
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 7
Meaning:
In an accurate manner
Example:
he guessed right
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adverbs
Antonym:
wrongly (in an inaccurate manner)
Pertainym:
right (precisely accurate)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Precisely, exactly
Example:
stand right here!
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 9
Meaning:
In accordance with moral or social standards
Example:
do right by him
Synonyms:
justly; right
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 10
Meaning:
Toward or on the right; also used figuratively
Example:
the party has moved right
Classified under:
Adverbs
Antonym:
left (toward or on the left; also used figuratively)
Context examples:
Gum disease is an infection affecting the tissue that holds your teeth in the right place.
(New Link Found between Alzheimer's & Gum Disease Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Earth just happened to be in close proximity to the right kind of supernova, making it unusually lucky.
(Finding Alien Life Unlikely Due to Lack of Phosphorus in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
To the right of the dark feature are bright white "companion clouds."
(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)
It is located in the lower right part of the abdomen.
(Appendicitis, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
If you have no symptoms, you may not need treatment right away.
(Multiple Myeloma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Well, to my surprise and delight, everything was as right as possible.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Your kind offices will set all right: he is the only man I ever did or could love, and I trust you will convince him of it.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) Physical assessment; right foot - ulceration.
(MNSI - Right Foot Ulceration, NCI Thesaurus)
Once the wire is in the right place, the needle is removed and the wire is left in so the doctor will know where the abnormal tissue is.
(Needle-localized biopsy, NCI Dictionary)
Once the wire is in the right place, the needle is removed and the wire is left in place so the doctor will know where the abnormal tissue is.
(Needle localization, NCI Dictionary)
