Dictionary Entry
right
right is a 5-letter English word with 69 senses as adjective, adverb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 69 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
- 2adjective
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
- 3adjective
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.
- 4adjective
Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
- 5adjective
Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
- 6adjective
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.
- 7adjective
Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
- 8adjective
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.
- 9adjective
Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
- 10adjective
Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
- 11adverb
In a right manner.
- 12adverb
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.
- 13adverb
Exactly; just.
- 14adverb
According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
- 15adverb
According to any rule of art; correctly.
- 16adverb
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
- 17adverb
In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
- 18adjective
That which is right or correct.
- 19adjective
The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong.
- 20adjective
A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.
- 21adjective
A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
- 22adjective
That to which one has a just claim.
- 23adjective
That which one has a natural claim to exact.
- 24adjective
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.
- 25adjective
That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership.
- 26adjective
Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
- 27adjective
The right side; the side opposite to the left.
- 28adjective
In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
- 29adjective
The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
- 30adjective
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.
- 31adjective
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.
- 32intransitive verb
To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
- 33intransitive verb
Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
- 34noun
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"
- 35noun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- 36noun
anything in accord with principles of justice
"he feels he is in the right"
"the rightfulness of his claim"
Synonyms
- 37noun
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature- Eleanor Roosevelt
"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"
- 38noun
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"
- 39noun
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- 40noun
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"
- 41noun
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
"mineral rights"
"film rights"
- 42verb
make right or correct
"Correct the mistakes"
"rectify the calculation"
- 43verb
regain an upright or proper position
"The capsized boat righted again"
- 44verb
put in or restore to an upright position
"They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
- 45verb
make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
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- 46adjective
precisely accurate
"a veracious account"
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- 47adjective
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
"everything in its proper place"
"the right man for the job"
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- 48adjective
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
"the correct answer"
"the correct version"
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- 49adjective
correct in opinion or judgment
"time proved him right"
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- 50adjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
"a good time to plant tomatoes"
"the right time to act"
- 51adjective
(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"
- 52adjective
having the axis perpendicular to the base
"a right angle"
- 53adjective
socially right or correct
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
"correct behavior"
Synonyms
- 54adjective
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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- 55adjective
intended for the right hand
"a right-hand glove"
- 56adjective
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
- 57adjective
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
"my right hand"
"right center field"
- 58adjective
in conformance with justice or law or morality
"do the right thing and confess"
- 59adjective
in or into a satisfactory condition
"things are right again now"
"put things right"
- 60adverb
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
"the baby is mighty cute"
"he's mighty tired"
- 61adverb
exactly
"he fell flop on his face"
Synonyms
- 62adverb
immediately
"she called right after dinner"
- 63adverb
an interjection expressing agreement
- 64adverb
in the right manner
"please do your job properly!"
"can't you carry me decent?"
- 65adverb
in an accurate manner
"the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"
"he guessed right"
- 66adverb
precisely, exactly
"stand right here!"
- 67adverb
completely
"she felt right at home"
"he fell right into the trap"
- 68adverb
in accordance with moral or social standards
"that serves him right"
"do right by him"
Synonyms
- 69adverb
toward or on the right; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"
"the party has moved right"
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