right, n.
(rights)
freq. cnt. 82
(rights)
freq. cnt. 82
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 41
right
sample sentences
"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"- Eleanor Roosevelt
"a right is not something that somebody gives you
it is something that nobody can take away"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
access
advowson
cabotage
claim, title
due
access, entree, accession, admission, admittance
floor
grant
human right
legal right
preemption, pre-emption
privilege, prerogative, perquisite, exclusive right
privilege
representation
right of action
right of search
right of way
states' rights
voting right
water right, riparian right
location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 27
right
sample sentences
"he stood on the right"
lexical pointers
antonym
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
right right field rightfield
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
part holonym
hypernym
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
right right wing
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
right
the hand that is on the right side of the body
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
right right hand
sample sentences
"he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left""hit him with quick rights to the body"
semantic pointers
hypernym
anything in accord with principles of justice
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
right rightfulness
sample sentences
"he feels he is in the right""the rightfulness of his claim"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
<noun.possession>
right
sample sentences
"mineral rights""film rights"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form