Right
verbAdjective
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
“the right answer”
“took the right road”
“the right decision”
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
“what's the right word for this?”
“the right way to open oysters”
Similar:Correctcorrect in opinion or judgment
“time proved him right”
Similar:Correctintended for the right hand
“a right-hand glove”
Similar:Right-hand(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
“a right fine day”
Similar:Onesocially right or correct
“it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”
Similar:Correctappropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
“the right man for the job”
Similar:Propermost suitable or right for a particular purpose
“the right time to act”
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”
See also:Right-handedin conformance with justice or law or morality
“do the right thing and confess”
in or into a satisfactory condition
“things are right again now”
“put things right”
(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”
having the axis perpendicular to the base
“a right angle”
precisely accurate
Similar:Veraciousof or belonging to the political or intellectual right
See also:Conservative
Noun
anything in accord with principles of justice
“he feels he is in the right”
“the rightfulness of his claim”
Similar:RightfulnessType of:JustnessJusticethe 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”
Type of:ManusHandMittan abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
“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”
Type of:AbstractAbstraction(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
“mineral rights”
“film rights”
Type of:StakeInteresta turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
“take a right at the corner”
Type of:TurningTurnlocation 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”
Type of:PositionPlacethe piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Similar:RightfieldType of:ParcelTractthose who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Type of:SectFaction
Verb
make reparations or amends for
“right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
Type of:ModifyChangeAlterput in or restore to an upright position
“They righted the sailboat that had capsized”
Type of:ChangeAlterModifyregain an upright or proper position
“The capsized boat righted again”
make right or correct
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”
in accordance with moral or social standards
“that serves him right”
“do right by him”
Similar:Justly(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
“they have a right nice place”
in an accurate manner
“he guessed right”
Similar:ArightCorrectlyexactly
Similar:Flopin the right manner; correctly; suitably
an interjection expressing agreement
Other
toward or on the right; also used figuratively
“he looked right and left”
“the party has moved right”
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA