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| approve |
to consider or declare (something) good or right. [1/3 definitions] |
| aright |
so as to be right; correctly. |
| arm wrestling |
a contest in which each of two opponents places either the right or the left elbow on a table with the forearm vertical, clasps the opponent's hand, and tries to force the opponent's hand back until it touches the table; Indian wrestling. |
| assign |
in law, a person to whom some property, interest, or right has been transferred. [1/6 definitions] |
| assignee |
a person to whom a right, claim, interest, or property is legally transferred. [1/2 definitions] |
| astray |
off the right or known path or course. [2 definitions] |
| at present |
right now. |
| auction bridge |
a version of bridge in which players bid for the right to specify which suit will be trump, any extra tricks won beyond the contract being scored toward a game. |
| authority |
the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience. [3/5 definitions] |
| bar sinister |
in heraldry, a bar on a shield that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, signifying an illegitimate ancestor; bend sinister. [1/3 definitions] |
| bend sinister |
in heraldry, a diagonal band from the lower left to the upper right of a shield, signifying bastardy; bar sinister. |
| bevel |
the angle, other than a right angle, at which one line or surface intersects another. [2/3 definitions] |
| bilateral |
in biology, relating to the right and left sides of a structure. [1/3 definitions] |
| birthright |
a right, privilege, or possession, such as property, to which one is entitled by birth. |
| black-and-white |
of, pertaining to, constituting, or involving absolute opposites, such as right and wrong. [1/3 definitions] |
| c.1 |
abbreviation of "copyright," the exclusive legal right to make copies of, distribute, or perform all or part of a published or recorded work for a certain extended period of time. |
| can1 |
to have the power or right to. [1/4 definitions] |
| casuistry |
the application of general ethical principles in determining right and wrong in particular cases. [1/2 definitions] |
| check up on |
to look at or seek information about (someone or something) in order to find out if they are all right or if they getting into any trouble. |
| choice |
the right, capacity, or opportunity to choose. [1/7 definitions] |
| civil liberty |
a citizen's freedom to exercise certain rights, such as the right to free speech or free assembly, as guaranteed by the laws of a country. |
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