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  • 51right-on — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : exactly correct 2. : attuned to the spirit of the times * * * /ruyt on , awn /, adj. Slang. 1. exactly right or to the point. 2. up to date; relevant: a right on movie t …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 52right — 1. adjective /ɹaɪt/ a) Straight, not bent. The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall. b) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. I thought youd… …

    Wiktionary

  • 53right —    Most past and present cultures (perhaps all) contrast the right and *left hand to the advantage of the former, presumably because in most people it is stronger and more skilled; in English, there is also a strong verbal connection with right… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 54Right — A right is a legal or moral entitlement or permission. Rights are of vital importance in theories of justice and deontological ethics.The contemporary notion of rights is universalist and egalitarian. Equal rights are granted to all people. By… …

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  • 55right — See: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT FOR YOU, DEAD TO RIGHTS, GIVE ONE S RIGHT ARM, HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, IN THE RIGHT, PLAY ONE S CARDS RIGHT, PUT TO RIGHTS or SET TO RIGHTS, SERVE RIGHT, TO RIGHTS …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 56right — See: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT FOR YOU, DEAD TO RIGHTS, GIVE ONE S RIGHT ARM, HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, IN THE RIGHT, PLAY ONE S CARDS RIGHT, PUT TO RIGHTS or SET TO RIGHTS, SERVE RIGHT, TO RIGHTS …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 57right — [OE] Right goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *reg ‘move in a straight line’, hence ‘direct’, hence ‘rule’, which also produced English rich and Latin rēx ‘king’ (source of English regal, royal, etc). Combination with the past… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 58right — See: all right, all right for you, dead to rights, give one s right arm, heart in the right place, in the right, play one s cards right, put to rights or set to rights, serve right, to rights …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 59right —   1. Direction. Ākau.    ♦ Right, face, ma ka ākau, huli.   2. Correct. Pololei, pololoi, pono.    ♦ That s right, pēlā nō, pēlā i o nō, ā oia.    ♦ Right away, kēia manawa.    ♦ To right a canoe, kama i huli pū, kama i kahuli wa a.    ♦ To right …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 60right — Adjective: Correct; fitting. In accord with law, morality, and justice. The opposite of left. Conservative. Noun: That to which a person has a just and valid claim, whether it be land, a thing, or the privilege of doing something or saying… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary