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.
Definitions
- adjective. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
- adjective. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
- adjective. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
- adjective. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
- adverb. In a right manner.
- adverb. 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.
- adverb. Exactly; just.
- adverb. According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
- adverb. According to any rule of art; correctly.
- adverb. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
- adverb. In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
- adjective. That which is right or correct.
- adjective. The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong.
- adjective. A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.
- adjective. A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
- adjective. That to which one has a just claim.
- adjective. That which one has a natural claim to exact.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
- adjective. The right side; the side opposite to the left.
- adjective. In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
- adjective. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. 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.
- intransitive verb. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
- intransitive verb. Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
- 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"
- noun. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- noun. anything in accord with principles of justice
"he feels he is in the right"
"the rightfulness of his claim"
- noun. 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"
- 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"
- noun. those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- 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"
- noun. (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
"mineral rights"
"film rights"
- verb. make right or correct
"Correct the mistakes"
"rectify the calculation"
- verb. regain an upright or proper position
"The capsized boat righted again"
- verb. put in or restore to an upright position
"They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
- verb. make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
- adjective. precisely accurate
"a veracious account"
- adjective. 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"
- adjective. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
"the correct answer"
"the correct version"
- adjective. correct in opinion or judgment
"time proved him right"
- adjective. most suitable or right for a particular purpose
"a good time to plant tomatoes"
"the right time to act"
- adjective. (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"
- adjective. having the axis perpendicular to the base
"a right angle"
- adjective. socially right or correct
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
"correct behavior"
- adjective. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
"what's the right word for this?"
"the right way to open oysters"
- adjective. intended for the right hand
"a right-hand glove"
- adjective. of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
- 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"
- adjective. in conformance with justice or law or morality
"do the right thing and confess"
- adjective. in or into a satisfactory condition
"things are right again now"
"put things right"
- adverb. (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
"the baby is mighty cute"
"he's mighty tired"
- adverb. exactly
"he fell flop on his face"
- adverb. immediately
"she called right after dinner"
- adverb. an interjection expressing agreement
- adverb. in the right manner
"please do your job properly!"
"can't you carry me decent?"
- adverb. in an accurate manner
"the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"
"he guessed right"
- adverb. precisely, exactly
"stand right here!"
- adverb. completely
"she felt right at home"
"he fell right into the trap"
- adverb. in accordance with moral or social standards
"that serves him right"
"do right by him"
- adverb. toward or on the right; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"
"the party has moved right"
Synonyms
rightfield, rightfulness, correct, rectify, compensate, redress, veracious, proper, good, ripe, mightily, mighty, powerful, flop, decent, decently, properly, aright, correctly, justly
Anagrams
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Common word forms
rights, righted, righten, righter, rightly, rightest, rightful, righting, rightable, rightless, rightness
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