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1. a. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. Source: opted

2. a. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone. Source: opted

3. a. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true. Source: opted

4. a. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford. Source: opted

5. a. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious. Source: opted

6. a. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith. Source: opted

7. a. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate. Source: opted

8. a. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals. Source: opted

9. a. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done. Source: opted

10. a. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth. Source: opted

11. adv. In a right manner. Source: opted

12. adv. In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide. Source: opted

13. adv. Exactly; just. Source: opted

14. adv. According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right. Source: opted

15. adv. According to any rule of art; correctly. Source: opted

16. adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right. Source: opted

17. adv. In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. Source: opted

18. a. That which is right or correct. Source: opted

19. a. The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong. Source: opted

20. a. A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact. Source: opted

21. a. A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity. Source: opted

22. a. That to which one has a just claim. Source: opted

23. a. That which one has a natural claim to exact. Source: opted

24. a. That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal. Source: opted

25. a. That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership. Source: opted

26. a. Privilege or immunity granted by authority. Source: opted

27. a. The right side; the side opposite to the left. Source: opted

28. a. In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5. Source: opted

29. a. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. Source: opted

30. a. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct. Source: opted

31. a. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate. Source: opted

32. v. i. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright. Source: opted

33. v. i. Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening. Source: opted

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