Definitions
1.AdjectiveDesignating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →"After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left."
2.AdjectiveClockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation."The road up ahead contains a right bend.; Rotate the bolt to the right to tighten it."
3.AdjectiveComplying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below."That's not the right thing to do.; So I was right all along? C'mon. I want to hear you say it."
4.AdjectiveAppropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose."Is this the right software for my computer?"
5.AdjectiveHealthy, sane, competent."I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind."
6.AdjectiveReal; veritable (used emphatically)."You've made a right mess of the kitchen!"
7.AdjectiveOf an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines."The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall."
8.AdjectiveOf a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc."a right triangle a right prism a right cone"
9.AdjectiveDesignating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river."The Louvre Museum is on the right bank of the Seine."
10.AdjectiveDesigned to be placed or worn outward."the right side of a piece of cloth Begin this stitch on the right side."
11.AdjectivePertaining to the political right; conservative.
12.AdjectiveAll right; not requiring assistance.
13.AdjectiveMost favourable or convenient; fortunate.
14.AdjectiveStraight, not bent."a right line"
15.AdjectiveOf or relating to the right whale.
16.AdverbOn the right side.
17.AdverbTowards the right side.
18.AdverbExactly, precisely."The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.; Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film."
19.AdverbImmediately, directly."Can't you see it? It's right beside you!; Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.; You come right home this instant!"
20.AdverbVery, extremely, quite."I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?; I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.; Sir, I am right glad to meet you …; Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.; The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci."
21.AdverbTo a great extent or degree."Sir, I am right glad to meet you …; Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.; The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci."
22.AdverbAccording to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
23.AdverbIn a correct manner."Do it right or don't do it at all.; Nothing is going right for me lately."
24.InterjectionYes, that is correct; I agree."— United's the best team in the country.— Right. And they'll go all the way for sure.— Damn right they will."
25.InterjectionI have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion)."— United's the best team in the country, so they'll come up with something.— Right. And do you think they'll go all the way?"
26.InterjectionSignpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse."— After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.— Right. Who wants lunch?"
27.InterjectionUsed to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof."You're going, right?; I went downstairs, right, and I was going to call her, but I found this note, right, so what am I supposed to do now?"
28.InterjectionUsed to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
29.NounThat which complies with justice, law or reason."We're on the side of right in this contest."
30.NounA legal, just or moral entitlement."You have no right to go through my personal diary."
31.NounThe right side or direction."The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop."
32.NounThe right hand or fist.
33.NounThe authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
34.NounThe ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group."The political right holds too much power."
35.NounThe outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
36.NounA wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
37.VerbTo correct."Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible."
38.VerbTo set upright."The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile."
39.VerbTo return to normal upright position."When the wind died down, the ship righted."
40.VerbTo do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of."to right the oppressed"