What does right mean?

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[n] 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 of the people a right is not someth

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[n] 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 of the people a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away)

[v] make reparations or amends for
(right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust)

[a] 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)

[r] precisely, exactly
(stand right here!)

[n] 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)

[v] put in or restore to an upright position
(They righted the sailboat that had capsized)

[a] 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)

[r] immediately
(she called right after dinner)

[n] the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

[v] regain an upright or proper position
(The capsized boat righted again)

[a] socially right or correct
(it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye correct behavior)

[r] exactly
(he fell flop on his face)

[n] those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

[v] make right or correct
(Correct the mistakes rectify the calculation)

[a] in conformance with justice or law or morality
(do the right thing and confess)

[r] toward or on the right; also used figuratively
(he looked right and left the party has moved right)

[n] 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)

[a] correct in opinion or judgment
(time proved him right)

[r] in the right manner
(please do your job properly! can't you carry me decent?)

[n] a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
(take a right at the corner)

[a] appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
(everything in its proper place the right man for the job she is not suitable for the position)

[r] an interjection expressing agreement

[n] anything in accord with principles of justice
(he feels he is in the right the rightfulness of his claim)

[a] of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

[r] completely
(she felt right at home he fell right into the trap)

[n] (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
(mineral rights film rights)

[a] in or into a satisfactory condition
(things are right again now put things right)

[r] (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
(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 they rejoiced mightily)

[a] intended for the right hand
(a right-hand glove)

[r] in accordance with moral or social standards
(that serves him right do right by him)

[a] in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
(what's the right word for this? the right way to open oysters)

[r] in an accurate manner
(the flower had been correctly depicted by his son he guessed right)

[a] having the axis perpendicular to the base
(a right angle)

[a] (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
(the right side of the cloth showed the pattern be sure your shirt is right side out)

[a] 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)

[a] precisely accurate
(a veracious account)

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The first recorded dictionaries date back to Sumerian times around 2300 BCE, in the form of bilingual dictionaries, and the oldest surviving monolingual dictionaries are Chinese dictionaries c. 3rd century BCE. The first purely English alphabetical dictionary was A Table Alphabeticall, written in 1604, and monolingual dictionaries in other languages also began appearing in Europe at around this time. The systematic study of dictionaries as objects of scientific interest arose as a 20th-century enterprise, called lexicography, and largely initiated by Ladislav Zgusta. The birth of the new discipline was not without controversy, with the practical dictionary-makers being sometimes accused by others of having an "astonishing" lack of method and critical-self reflection.