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right

95 1.5
The side of cloth meant to be seen
  • adjective
  • /raɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lado derecho
  • Then I have a moment of insight: to do this requires the right balance of imagination and nerve.
  • the right side

Examples

  • When sewing a garment, make sure the right side is facing outwards for the best appearance.

  • If I don't get the right kind, my wife'll kill me.

  • Let's have the label Right side up, shall we?

  • However, they needed support in choosing the right tools for their current writing task.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Clothes, fabrics, and fashion have to be right, and can be a lot of fun.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The dress had a beautiful pattern, but I accidentally sewed it inside out, showing the right side now.

  • Always check that the right side of the fabric is on the outside before you start wearing it.

Synonyms

right-side-out
vsright
1 4.8

The outside of clothing or fabric faces outward

is the same meaning but uses a simpler single word form

Idioms

all right
  • Informal
1.0

To show agreement or acceptance at the start of a sentence

960 1.0

Without any delay

326 1.0

To emphasize that something is certainly true

right on
  • Informal
112 7.0

Exactly correct in what someone says

You are making good progress toward the right result

damn right
  • NSFW
54 8.5

Say this to show you strongly agree with something

right on
  • Archaic
53 7.7

A strong informal shout that shows agreement

Having good intentions even if not perfect

43 1.2

At exactly the planned time

22 7.3

A punishment that someone deserves because of their own wrong actions

To be important or good without help from someone else

Being where luck gives you the best chance to do well

right all along
  • Informal
16 5.0

To be correct from the start when others doubted

Thinking clearly and acting sensibly

To tell someone they are correct

Thinking and acting in a sensible, normal way

Having value or status on its own, not because of someone else

6 4.5

Thinking clearly and acting responsibly

5 5.4

To have good intentions even if not always successful

5 9.1

Showing poor judgment or not thinking clearly

3 6.6

To get a bad result you deserve because of what you did

by right
  • Formal
2 4.8

According to the law or what is fair

If the cost is fair, someone will buy or accept it

Start to behave properly and follow rules

she'll be right
  • Australian
1 9.9

Everything will be fine

7.5

A right that comes from a person's official job

8.8

Feeling very proud and happy about what you did

8.4

A situation with things all over and people confused

Looks messy or chaotic and is not in order

Thinking and acting in a sensible, normal way

right smart
  • Informal
9.6

Fairly large in amount or degree

right smart
  • Informal
9.9

To a large degree

Happens openly without people nearby noticing

Perfect for someone's tastes, interests, or abilities

Perfect for someone because of their interests or skills

5.1

A place to the right of the stage where actors wait out of view of the audience

Make someone feel or act in the way you want

Make yourself look good to other people

Compounds

1.0

Feeling healthy or good enough to use

706 1.0

In a good enough way

561 3.1

A right the law gives people to be treated equally and have basic freedoms

417 2.8

A basic freedom or protection every person should have

191 1.0

The part of the body on the right side that you use to hold things and write

84 4.1

A right that a country's most important law gives and protects, for example free speech

76 3.8

People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change

right to vote
  • Formal
53 2.3

The legal permission to vote in an election

legal right
  • Formal
48 3.2

Something a person can do or have because the law allows it

45 1.3

On or toward the right side

41 3.5

A trusted helper who works closely with a leader

property right
  • Specialized
36 4.6

Legal permission to control things like land or inventions

34 4.6

Freedom from other people entering your personal life without permission

30 2.9

An area on the right side of the outfield from the batter's view in baseball

A person who helps a leader and is trusted with important work

30 5.4

A person who supports conservative or traditional political ideas

24 1.0

The place at your right side when you face forward

fundamental right
  • Specialized
21 3.3

A basic freedom that the law protects and guarantees to people

right to life
  • Formal
19 4.1

A rule that says no one should kill another person

19 3.3

Official permission to vote in elections and group decisions

18 3.5

A right for someone accused of a crime to have a lawyer, including a free one if they cannot pay

right angle
  • Specialized
16 2.4

An angle of 90 degrees made when two lines join to form a corner

religious right
  • Literature
14 6.1

A political group in the United States that wants laws to follow conservative religious beliefs

12 6.1

A right given by a court to see a child you do not live with

10 3.9

A rule that lets one vehicle go before others at a crossing

stage right
  • Jargon
10 3.4

The right side of a stage as a person facing the audience sees it

exclusive right
  • Specialized
9 7.1

Permission that only one person or group can use

hard right
  • Literature
8 7.9

A very conservative group in a political party

8 3.8

A baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand

A player who plays on the right side of the outfield and catches balls hit there

right brain
  • Specialized
7 5.6

Part of the brain that controls the left side of the body and helps with creativity and understanding space

An understanding of what is right and wrong that guides a person's actions

6 2.8

Made to be used with the right hand

water right
  • Specialized
6 5.7

Permission from the law to use water from a river or lake

5 5.8

A right under the law to be left alone and not have personal matters made public

5 7.5

Completely correct and in line with modern social values

right of way
  • Formal
4 4.9

Permission to pass through someone else's land

4 7.9

A very large whale with baleen that lives in cold coastal waters and is endangered

3 8.6

A belief that a king or queen rules because God chose them and people must obey

Miss Right
  • Informal
3 6.7

A woman who is the perfect partner for a romantic relationship

right ascension
  • Specialized
3 9.4

An object's eastward angle along the sky's equator used to find its position, shown in hours

3 4.8

Fair treatment in court and under the law

Placed so the top part faces up

right hemisphere
  • Specialized
2 4.5

The half of the brain on the right that controls the left side and helps with visual and creative thinking

right triangle
  • Specialized
2 3.2

A triangle with one angle equal to 90 degrees

2 6.3

Correct enough to be useful

right atrium
  • Specialized
2 4.1

The top right part of the heart that receives blood without oxygen from the body

right ventricle
  • Specialized
2 4.6

The lower part of the heart on the right that pumps blood to the lungs

patent right
  • Specialized
2 5.2

A legal right that lets an inventor stop others from making, using, or selling an invention for a set time

A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter with their right hand

1 5.0

A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control

1 3.4

A person who mainly uses their right hand for tasks

A political idea that kings get their power from God and are not controlled by their people

1 5.3

At the extreme right side of a page or screen

right coronary artery
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A blood vessel that carries blood to the right side of the heart

1 8.4

A legal right to take someone to court

1 3.6

Having a corner that forms 90 degrees, like a square corner

A triangle with one angle of 90 degrees

The outside of clothing or fabric faces outward

1 8.1

A married person's legal claim to live with and be close to their partner

A person with very strict traditional political views who strongly opposes social change

Mister Right
  • Informal
1 6.7

A man who seems like the perfect romantic partner

1 4.2

A player who attacks or defends on the right side in team sports

right stage
  • Jargon
1 6.8

The side of a stage on the actor's right when they face the audience

A woman who helps a leader closely and can be trusted

Permission for a prisoner to have private visits with their spouse for sex

9.5

A person who owns land next to a river can use some of its water by law

A country or organization that strongly supports democracy and freedom worldwide

A valve with three flaps between the right upper and lower chambers of the heart that stops blood flowing backward

The north side of the River Seine in Paris known for shops and museums

9.9

A choice a surviving spouse makes to take either what the will gives or the legal share of the estate

6.8

Permission by law to go into or take control of property

The only right to be the first to make a work public and sell it

How Visible

right
  • Specialized
95 1.5
inside
538 1.0

Surface Forms

right positive
righter comparative
rightest superlative

Etymology

Right side of cloth comes from the idea of the 'correct' or intended side (from old English riht), so the 'right' side is the side meant to be seen.