Noun:
1: right an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "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"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
2: right (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
3: right 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"
4: 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"
5: right wing, right those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
6: rightfulness, right anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
7: right hand, right 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"
8: right, right field, rightfield the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Verb:
1: correct, right, redress, compensate make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
2: right put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
3: right regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
4: correct, right, rectify make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
Adjective:
1: exact, word-perfect, letter-perfect, correct, accurate, precise, right, straight free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
2: starboard, right-hand, right, rightmost, far 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"
3: proper, right, correct socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
4: moral, right, honourable, ethical, honorable in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
5: right, correct, right-minded correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
6: proper, appropriate, suitable, suited, right 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"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"
7: rightish, conservative, right-wing, reactionary, right, far-right, reactionist, rightist of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
8: satisfactory, right in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
9: right, right-handed, right-hand intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove"
10: right, proper, correct in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
11: perpendicular, right having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
12: right, outside (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"
13: right, opportune, good, ripe most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
Adverb:
1: right precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
2: right immediately; "she called right after dinner"
3: right, flop exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
4: right toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
5: the right way, decently, in good order, properly, right, decent in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
6: right, right on an interjection expressing agreement
7: right completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
8: mighty, right, powerful (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"
9: right, justly in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
10: aright, correct, right, right, correctly in a correct manner; "he guessed right"