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right
A	noun
	1	right
			a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of direction; reorientation ╚change of course ╚turn; turning ╚right
	2	right field, right
			the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region ╚geographical area; geographic area; geographical region; geographic region ╚tract; piece of land; piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel ╚right field, right
	3	right, rightfulness
			anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚morality ╚righteousness ╚justice; justness ╚right, rightfulness
	4	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
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚abstraction; abstract ╚right ╚prerogative; privilege; perquisite; exclusive right ╚preemption; pre-emption ╚legal right ╚human right ╚grant ╚floor ╚entree; access; accession; admittance ╚due ╚claim; title ╚cabotage ╚advowson ╚access
	5	right, right hand
			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"
		Category Tree: entity ╚thing ╚part; piece ╚body part ╚external body part ╚extremity ╚hand; manus; mitt; paw ╚right, right hand
	6	right, right wing
			those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚set; circle; band; lot ╚clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack; camp ╚faction; sect ╚right, right wing ╚hard right ╚religious right
	7	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"
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚point ╚position; place ╚right ╚stage right; right stage
	8	right
			(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚share; portion; part; percentage ╚interest; stake ╚right
B	verb
	1	correct, rectify, right
			make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
		Category Tree: change ╚change by reversal; turn; reverse ╚correct, rectify, right ╚debug ╚rectify; remediate; remedy; repair; amend
	2	right
			regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
		Category Tree: change ╚change posture ╚right
	3	right
			put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚right
	4	right, compensate, redress, correct
			make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚right, compensate, redress, correct ╚expiate; aby; abye; atone ╚over-correct; overcompensate
C	adjective
	1	proper, right, suitable
			appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"

	2	correct, right
			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"

	3	right, correct
			correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

	4	good, right, 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"

	5	right(a)
			of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"

	6	right
			having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"

	7	correct, right
			socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

	8	correct, right
			in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

	9	right(a), right-hand(a)
			intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove"

	10	right
			of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

	11	right
			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"

	12	right
			in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"

	13	right
			in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"

D	adverb
	1	mighty, powerful, right
			(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"

	2	right, flop
			exactly; "he fell flop on his face"

	3	right
			immediately; "she called right after dinner"

	4	right, right on
			an interjection expressing agreement

	5	properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way
			in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

	6	correctly, right, aright
			in a correct manner; "he guessed right"

	7	right
			precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"

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

	9	justly, right
			in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"

	10	right
			toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"

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