| all right |
meeting minimum standards; satisfactorily. [5 definitions] |
| divine right of kings |
the doctrine that a monarch's right to rule comes directly from God, not from the people. |
| in one's own right |
because of one's own talent or self. |
| patent right |
an exclusive right conferred by a patent, esp. to manufacture and sell an invention. |
| right about face |
a military command to turn to the right until facing in the opposite direction, or the performance of this command. [2 definitions] |
| right and left |
in all places or directions; everywhere. |
| right angle |
an angle formed by the meeting of two perpendicular lines and measuring ninety degrees. |
| right ascension |
the angular distance of the arc of one of the hour circles of a celestial body, measured eastward along the equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle, and expressed in degrees or hours; the celestial equivalent of longitude. |
| right away |
at once; immediately. |
| right field |
the section of a baseball field outside the diamond and to the right of home plate. [2 definitions] |
| right fielder |
in baseball, the player who is stationed in right field and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| 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 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 off |
at once; immediately. |
| right off the bat |
at once; immediately. |
| right triangle |
a triangle in which two of the sides form a right angle. |
| 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.) |