| right-handed |
tending to use the right hand more often or more easily than the left. [5 definitions] |
| rightism |
politically conservative or reactionary views or activities. |
| rightist |
of or pertaining to conservative or reactionary political views. [2 definitions] |
| rightly |
in the correct or proper way. [2 definitions] |
| right-minded |
having thoughts and beliefs that are correct, sound, and just. |
| rightness |
the condition or quality of being correct, just, or accurate. [3 definitions] |
| right now |
exactly now, or immediately. |
| right of asylum |
the right to have or give protection within a country, its embassy, or another facility so designated by law or custom. |
| right off |
at once; immediately. |
| right off the bat |
at once; immediately. |
| right of search |
the right of a nation at war to stop and search a neutral ship on the open sea. |
| right of way |
the right by law or custom for one vehicle, vessel, person, or the like to move ahead of or in front of another. [3 definitions] |
| right-to-life |
of or pertaining to a belief, organization, political party, or the like that is opposed to artificially induced abortion, esp. legalized abortion; anti-abortion. |
| right-to-work law |
a state law that forbids an employer from refusing employment to a person on the basis of his or her not being a union member. |
| right triangle |
a triangle in which two of the sides form a right angle. |
| rightward |
toward or on the right. |
| right whale |
any of several large whales lacking a dorsal fin, having a smooth throat, and having eyes set near the corners of the mouth. |
| right wing |
those within a political group who are the most conservative or reactionary. (Cf. left wing.) |
| rigid |
difficult or impossible to bend; not flexible; stiff. [4 definitions] |
| rigidify |
to make or become stiff or inflexible. |
| rigidity |
the state or quality of being stiff or difficult to bend. [3 definitions] |