rights

right[ raits ]

• n.
  • an 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"

  • (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing

    "mineral rights"; "film rights"

  • 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"

  • 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"

  • those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

    同义词：right wing

  • anything in accord with principles of justice

    "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

    同义词：rightfulness

  • 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"

    同义词：right hand

  • the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

    同义词：right fieldrightfield

• v.
  • make reparations or amends for

    "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

    同义词：compensateredresscorrect

  • put in or restore to an upright position

    "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"

  • regain an upright or proper position

    "The capsized boat righted again"

  • make right or correct

    同义词：correctrectify

• adj.
  • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

    "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

    同义词：correct

  • 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"

  • socially right or correct

    "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"

    同义词：correct

  • in conformance with justice or law or morality

    "do the right thing and confess"

  • correct in opinion or judgment

    "time proved him right"

    同义词：correct

  • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

    "the right man for the job"

    同义词：propersuitablesuited

  • of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
  • in or into a satisfactory condition

    "things are right again now"; "put things right"

  • intended for the right hand

    "a right-hand glove"

    同义词：right-hand(a)

  • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

    "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

    同义词：correct

  • having the axis perpendicular to the base

    "a right angle"

  • (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"

  • most suitable or right for a particular purpose

    "the right time to act"

    同义词：goodripe

• adv.
  • precisely, exactly

    "stand right here!"

  • immediately

    "she called right after dinner"

  • exactly

    同义词：flop

  • toward or on the right; also used figuratively

    "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"

  • in the right manner

    同义词：properlydecentlydecentin good orderthe right way

  • an interjection expressing agreement

    同义词：right on

  • completely

    "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

  • (Southern regional intensive) very

    "they have a right nice place"

    同义词：mightypowerful

  • in accordance with moral or social standards

    "that serves him right"; "do right by him"

    同义词：justly

  • in a correct manner

    "he guessed right"

    同义词：correctlyaright