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right ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rt) adj. right·er, right·est Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality: do the right thing and confess. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct: the right answer. Fitting, proper, or appropriate: It is not right to leave the party without saying goodbye. Most favorable, desirable, or convenient: the right time to act. In or into a satisfactory state or condition: put things right. In good mental or physical health or order. Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer: the right side of the dress; made sure that the right side of the fabric was visible.

Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the south when the subject is facing east. Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the right side. Located on the right side of a person facing downstream: the right bank of a river. often Right Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right. Mathematics. Formed by or in reference to a line or plane that is perpendicular to another line or plane. Having the axis perpendicular to the base: right cone. Having a right angle: a right triangle. Straight; uncurved; direct: a right line. Archaic. Not spurious; genuine.

n. That which is just, morally good, legal, proper, or fitting.

The direction or position on the right side. The right side. The right hand. A turn in the direction of the right hand or side. often Right The people and groups who advocate the adoption of conservative or reactionary measures, especially in government and politics. Also called right wing. The opinion of those advocating such measures. Sports. A blow delivered by a boxer's right hand. Baseball. Right field.

Something that is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature. Something, especially humane treatment, claimed to be due to animals by moral principle. A just or legal claim or title.

A stockholder's privilege of buying additional stock in a corporation at a special price, usually at par or at a price below the current market value. The negotiable certificate on which this privilege is indicated. A privilege of subscribing for a particular stock or bond. Often used in the plural.

adv. Toward or on the right. In a straight line; directly: went right to school. In the proper or desired manner; well: The jacket doesn't fit right. Exactly; just: The accident happened right over there. Immediately: called me right after dinner. Completely; quite: The icy wind blew right through me. According to law, morality, or justice. Accurately; correctly: answered the question right. Chiefly Southern U.S. Considerably; very: They have a right nice place. Used as an intensive: kept right on going. Used in titles: The Right Reverend Jane Smith.

v. right·ed, right·ing, rights v. tr. To put in or restore to an upright or proper position: They righted their boat. To put in order or set right; correct: measures designed to right generations of unfair labor practices. To make reparation or amends for; redress: right a wrong.

v. intr. To regain an upright or proper position.

Idioms: by rights In a just or proper manner; justly. in (one's) own right Through the force of one's own skills or qualifications. right and left From all directions or on every side: criticism coming right and left; questions raised from right and left. right away/off Immediately; at once; without delay. right on Slang Used as an exclamation of encouragement, support, or enthusiastic agreement. to rights In a satisfactory or orderly condition: set the place to rights.

[Middle English, from Old English riht; see reg- in Indo-European Roots. N., sense 3, from the fact that conservatives sit on the right side of the legislative chamber in various assemblies.]

righter n. Synonyms: right, privilege, prerogative, perquisite, birthright These nouns apply to something, such as a power or possession, to which one has an established claim. Right refers to a legally, morally, or traditionally just claim: "I'm a champion for the Rights of Woman" (Maria Edgeworth). "An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment" (Hugo L. Black). Privilege usually suggests a right not enjoyed by everyone: Use of the company jet was a privilege reserved for the top executives. Prerogative denotes an exclusive right or privilege, as one based on custom, law, or office: It is my prerogative to change my mind. A perquisite is a privilege or advantage accorded to one by virtue of one's position or the needs of one's employment: "The wardrobe of her niece was the perquisite of her [maid]" (Tobias Smollett). A birthright is a right to which one is entitled by birth: Many view gainful employment as a birthright. Our Living Language Speakers of Standard English mainly restrict the use of adverbial right to modify adverbs of space or time, as in She's right over there or Do it right now! No such restriction applies in Southern vernacular speech, where right can be used to intensify the meaning of many adjectives and adverbs, as in He's right nice or You talk right fast. This broader use of right is attested as far back as the 15th century and is found in the works of Shakespeare and other great writers. Thus, what appears to be neglect of Standard English rules is actually the retention of a once-proper historical usage. ·The use of right as an adverb indicating directness, completeness, or general intensity seems to be related to the use of right in a more concrete sense to refer to something that is perfectly straight or perpendicular to something else, as in right angle. A similar connection between concrete and metaphorical meaning lies behind the Southern adverbial usage of plumb, as in He fell plumb asleep as an indicator of completeness or totality. See note at smart.

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right \Right\ (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r["a]tt, Icel. r["e]ttr, Goth. ra['i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular, Rector, Recto, Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Royal, Rule.] 1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. ``Right as any line.'' --Chaucer

1. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.

1. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.

That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end. --Whately.

1. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.

1. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious. ``His right wife.'' --Chaucer.

In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians. --Milton.

1. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.

You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well. --Shak.

If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, ``Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.'' --Locke.

1. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.

The lady has been disappointed on the right side. --Spectator.

1. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.

Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand. --Longfellow.

Note: In designating the banks of a river, right and left are used always with reference to the position of one who is facing in the direction of the current's flow.

1. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.

1. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.

At right angles, so as to form a right angle or right angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly.

Right and left, in both or all directions. [Colloq.]

Right and left coupling (Pipe fitting), a coupling the opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, respectivelly.

Right angle. (a) The angle formed by one line meeting another perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC. (b) (Spherics) A spherical angle included between the axes of two great circles whose planes are perpendicular to each other.

Right ascension. See under Ascension.

Right Center (Politics), those members belonging to the Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with the Right on political questions. See Center, n., 5.

Right cone, Right cylinder, Right prism, Right pyramid (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of which is perpendicular to the base.

Right line. See under Line.

Right sailing (Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude, but not both. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Right sphere (Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in spherical projections, that position of the sphere in which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the equator.

Note: Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you say is right, true.

``Right,'' cries his lordship. --Pope.

Syn: Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; becoming.

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right \Right\, adv. 1. In a right manner.

1. In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.

Unto Dian's temple goeth she right. --Chaucer.

Let thine eyes look right on. --Prov. iv. 25.

Right across its track there lay, Down in the water, a long reef of gold. --Tennyson.

1. Exactly; just. [Obs. or Colloq.]

Came he right now to sing a raven's note? --Shak.

1. According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.

1. According to any rule of art; correctly.

You with strict discipline instructed right. --Roscommon.

1. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right. ``Right at mine own cost.'' --Chaucer.

Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye. --Chaucer.

His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught. --Fairfax.

1. In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. ``He was not right fat''. --Chaucer.

For which I should be right sorry. --Tyndale.

[I] return those duties back as are right fit. --Shak.

Note: In this sense now chiefly prefixed to titles; as, right honorable; right reverend.

Right honorable, a title given in England to peers and peeresses, to the eldest sons and all daughters of such peers as have rank above viscounts, and to all privy councilors; also, to certain civic officers, as the lord mayor of London, of York, and of Dublin.

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right \Right\, n. [AS. right. See Right, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.

Seldom your opinions err; Your eyes are always in the right. --Prior. (c) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.

Long love to her has borne the faithful knight, And well deserved, had fortune done him right. --Dryden.

1. That to which one has a just claim. Specifically: (a) That which one has a natural claim to exact.

There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties. --Coleridge. (b) That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal. (c) That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership.

Born free, he sought his right. --Dryden.

Hast thou not right to all created things? --Milton.

Men have no right to what is not reasonable. --Burke. (d) Privilege or immunity granted by authority.

1. The right side; the side opposite to the left.

Led her to the Souldan's right. --Spenser.

1. In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.

1. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.

At all right, at all points; in all respects. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Bill of rights, a list of rights; a paper containing a declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See under Bill.

By right, By rights, or By good rights, rightly; properly; correctly.

He should himself use it by right. --Chaucer.

I should have been a woman by right. --Shak.

Divine right, or

Divine right of kings, a name given to the patriarchal theory of government, especially to the doctrine that no misconduct and no dispossession can forfeit the right of a monarch or his heirs to the throne, and to the obedience of the people.

To rights. (a) In a direct line; straight. [R.] --Woodward. (b) At once; directly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Swift.

To set to rights, To put to rights, to put in good order; to adjust; to regulate, as what is out of order.

Writ of right (Law), a writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner. --Blackstone.

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right \Right\, v. i. 1. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.

1. (Naut.) Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.

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right \Right\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Righted; p. pr. & vb. n. Righting.] [AS. rihtan. See Right, a.] 1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.

1. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.

So just is God, to right the innocent. --Shak.

All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. --Jefferson.

To right a vessel (Naut.), to restore her to an upright position after careening.

To right the helm (Naut.), to place it in line with the keel.

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right adj 1: 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"; on the right when facing downstream; "the right bank of the river" [ant: left] 2: 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" [syn: correct] [ant: incorrect, incorrect] 3: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn: correct] 4: in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess" [ant: wrong] 5: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" [syn: correct] [ant: wrong]

6: appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" [syn: proper, suitable] 7: of or belonging to the political or intellectual right [ant: left, center] 8: on the right-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward; "the starboard side" [syn: starboard] [ant: port] 9: in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right" 10: intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove" [syn: right(a), right-hand(a)] 11: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" [syn: correct] 12: (geometry) having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle" 13: of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out" [syn: right(a)] 14: 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" [syn: good, ripe] n 1: an abstract i dea 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, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "it is his right to say what he pleases" 2: 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" [ant: left] 3: the part of the outfield on the catcher's right [syn: rightfield] 4: the conservative faction of a political party [syn: right wing] 5: 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" [syn: right hand] 6: a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner" 7: anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" [syn: rightfulness] [ant: wrong, wrong] 8: (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing: "mineral rights"; "film rights" adv 1: precisely, exactly; "stand right here!" 2: immediately; "she called right after dinner" 3: (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn: flop] 4: toward or on the right; "he looked right and left"; also figuratively; "the party has moved right" [ant: left] 5: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way] [ant: improperly] 6: an interjection expressing agreement [syn: right on] 7: completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap" 8: (Southern regional intensive) very; "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" [syn: mighty, powerful] 9: in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him" [syn: justly] 10: in a correct manner; "he guessed right" [syn: correctly, aright] [ant: incorrectly, incorrectly] v 1: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong" [syn: compensate, redress, correct] [ant: wrong] 2: put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" 3: regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again" 4: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes" [syn: correct] [ant: falsify]

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I don't think a person is likely to find a definition of right or wrong in regards to replacing wheel cylinders... but....let me ask you this, have you ever done a brake job and replaced one wheel cylinder only to have the same vehicle come back a few months later with the other one leaking? If you have then you know that those new shoes need to be replaced again because they are soaked in brake fluid. Whether you agree or not with replacing wheel cylinders in pairs is the "right" thing to do, without question it is the "smart" thing to do. Bob

I would only do it on my own vehicle, or a friends' vehicle as a stop gap measure until a complete brake job could be done... I have done it to a bus once, but since we inspect them on a schedule every 45 to 60 days, they rarely cause problems beyond a drip off of the backing plate.

It is a good idea, and advisable, I agree to do everything in pairs. I just wish that more shops were honest about the condition of calipers, and wheel cylinders. I have sent the wife out for an estimate, and she's returned with one from Midas asking $800 for both axles. Midas is the worst for that around here. They suggested we replace rather than turn, and I know in this case there was meat left, because I later measured them myself at the shop. And the selling point of a loaded caliper makes them slobber. I see alot of calipers, with ALOT of miles in my business, and replacement is rare. It takes a signature from a lead mechanic, and later speculation by the head mechanic...it's that rare.

Bob's on a roll... 8^)

The important thing to recognize is that there are differences (and I feel safe saying this having worked both) between how things are done in a fleet situation versus a retail auto repair situation.

. . he WAS wrong.

marsh ~:~

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Okay, you asked for it: right =A0 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rt) adj. right=B7er, right=B7est Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality: do the right thing and confess. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct: the right answer. Fitting, proper, or appropriate: It is not right to leave the party without saying goodbye. Most favorable, desirable, or convenient: the right time to act. In or into a satisfactory state or condition: put things right. In good mental or physical health or order. Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer: the right side of the dress; made sure that the right side of the fabric was visible. Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the south when the subject is facing east. Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the right side. Located on the right side of a person facing downstream: the right bank of a river. often Right Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right. Mathematics. Formed by or in reference to a line or plane that is perpendicular to another line or plane. Having the axis perpendicular to the base: right cone. Having a right angle: a right triangle. Straight; uncurved; direct: a right line. Archaic. Not spurious; genuine. n. That which is just, morally good, legal, proper, or fitting. The direction or position on the right side. The right side. The right hand. A turn in the direction of the right hand or side. often Right The people and groups who advocate the adoption of conservative or reactionary measures, especially in government and politics. Also called right wing. The opinion of those advocating such measures. Sports. A blow delivered by a boxer's right hand. Baseball. Right field. Something that is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature. Something, especially humane treatment, claimed to be due to animals by moral principle. A just or legal claim or title. A stockholder's privilege of buying additional stock in a corporation at a special price, usually at par or at a price below the current market value. The negotiable certificate on which this privilege is indicated. A privilege of subscribing for a particular stock or bond. Often used in the plural. adv. Toward or on the right. In a straight line; directly: went right to school. In the proper or desired manner; well: The jacket doesn't fit right. Exactly; just: The accident happened right over there. Immediately: called me right after dinner. Completely; quite: The icy wind blew right through me. According to law, morality, or justice. Accurately; correctly: answered the question right. Chiefly Southern U.S. Considerably; very: They have a right nice place. Used as an intensive: kept right on going. Used in titles: The Right Reverend Jane Smith. v. right=B7ed, right=B7ing, rights v. tr. To put in or restore to an upright or proper position: They righted their boat. To put in order or set right; correct: measures designed to right generations of unfair labor practices. To make reparation or amends for; redress: right a wrong. v. intr. To regain an upright or proper position. Idioms: by rights In a just or proper manner; justly. in (one's) own right Through the force of one's own skills or qualifications. right and left From all directions or on every side: criticism coming right and left; questions raised from right and left. right away/off Immediately; at once; without delay. right on Slang Used as an exclamation of encouragement, support, or enthusiastic agreement. to rights In a satisfactory or orderly condition: set the place to rights. [Middle English, from Old English riht; see reg- in Indo-European Roots. N., sense 3, from the fact that conservatives sit on the right side of the legislative chamber in various assemblies.] righter n. Synonyms: right, privilege, prerogative, perquisite, birthright These nouns apply to something, such as a power or possession, to which one has an established claim. Right refers to a legally, morally, or traditionally just claim: "I'm a champion for the Rights of Woman" (Maria Edgeworth). "An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment" (Hugo L. Black). Privilege usually suggests a right not enjoyed by everyone: Use of the company jet was a privilege reserved for the top executives. Prerogative denotes an exclusive right or privilege, as one based on custom, law, or office: It is my prerogative to change my mind. A perquisite is a privilege or advantage accorded to one by virtue of one's position or the needs of one's employment: "The wardrobe of her niece was the perquisite of her [maid]" (Tobias Smollett). A birthright is a right to which one is entitled by birth: Many view gainful employment as a birthright. Our Living Language Speakers of Standard English mainly restrict the use of adverbial right to modify adverbs of space or time, as in She's right over there or Do it right now! No such restriction applies in Southern vernacular speech, where right can be used to intensify the meaning of many adjectives and adverbs, as in He's right nice or You talk right fast. This broader use of right is attested as far back as the 15th century and is found in the works of Shakespeare and other great writers. Thus, what appears to be neglect of Standard English rules is actually the retention of a once-proper historical usage. =B7The use of right as an adverb indicating directness, completeness, or general intensity seems to be related to the use of right in a more concrete sense to refer to something that is perfectly straight or perpendicular to something else, as in right angle. A similar connection between concrete and metaphorical meaning lies behind the Southern adverbial usage of plumb, as in He fell plumb asleep as an indicator of completeness or totality. See note at smart. [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage=AE Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright =A9 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. right ( P ) right: log in for this definition of right and other entries in Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Law, available only to Dictionary.com Premium members. Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Law, =A9 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. right ( P ) right: log in for this definition of right and other entries in Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, available only to Dictionary.com Premium members. Source: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, =A9 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. right \Right\ (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r["a]tt, Icel. r["e]ttr, Goth. ra['i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular, Rector, Recto, Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Royal, Rule.] 1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. ``Right as any line.=B4=B4

--Chaucer

1. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
2. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true. That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end. --Whately.
3. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
4. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious. ``His right wife.=B4=B4 --Chaucer. In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians. --Milton.
5. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith. You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well. --Shak. If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, ``Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.=B4=B4 --Locke.
6. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate. The lady has been disappointed on the right side. --Spectator.
7. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals. Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand. --Longfellow. Note: In designating the banks of a river, right and left are used always with reference to the position of one who is facing in the direction of the current's flow.
8. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
9. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth. At right angles, so as to form a right angle or right angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly. Right and left, in both or all directions. [Colloq.] Right and left coupling (Pipe fitting), a coupling the opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, respectivelly. Right angle. (a) The angle formed by one line meeting another perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC. (b) (Spherics) A spherical angle included between the axes of two great circles whose planes are perpendicular to each other. Right ascension. See under Ascension. Right Center (Politics), those members belonging to the Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with the Right on political questions. See Center, n., 5. Right cone, Right cylinder, Right prism, Right pyramid (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of which is perpendicular to the base. Right line. See under Line. Right sailing (Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude, but not both. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Right sphere (Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in spherical projections, that position of the sphere in which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the equator. Note: Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you say is right, true. ``Right,=B4=B4 cries his lordship. --Pope. Syn: Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; becoming. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, =A9 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. right \Right\, adv. 1. In a right manner.
10. In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide. Unto Dian's temple goeth she right. --Chaucer. Let thine eyes look right on. --Prov. iv. 25. Right across its track there lay, Down in the water, a long reef of gold. --Tennyson.
11. Exactly; just. [Obs. or Colloq.] Came he right now to sing a raven's note? --Shak.
12. According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
13. According to any rule of art; correctly. You with strict discipline instructed right. --Roscommon.
14. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right. ``Right at mine own cost.=B4=B4

--Chaucer. Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye. --Chaucer. His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught. --Fairfax.

1. In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. ``He was not right fat=B4=B4. --Chaucer. For which I should be right sorry. --Tyndale. [I] return those duties back as are right fit. --Shak. Note: In this sense now chiefly prefixed to titles; as, right honorable; right reverend. Right honorable, a title given in England to peers and peeresses, to the eldest sons and all daughters of such peers as have rank above viscounts, and to all privy councilors; also, to certain civic officers, as the lord mayor of London, of York, and of Dublin. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, =A9 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. right \Right\, n. [AS. right. See Right, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact. Seldom your opinions err; Your eyes are always in the right. --Prior. (c) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity. Long love to her has borne the faithful knight, And well deserved, had fortune done him right. --Dryden.
2. That to which one has a just claim. Specifically: (a) That which one has a natural claim to exact. There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties. --Coleridge. (b) That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal. (c) That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership. Born free, he sought his right. --Dryden. Hast thou not right to all created things? --Milton. Men have no right to what is not reasonable. --Burke. (d) Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
3. The right side; the side opposite to the left. Led her to the Souldan's right. --Spenser.
4. In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
5. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. At all right, at all points; in all respects. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Bill of rights, a list of rights; a paper containing a declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See under Bill. By right, By rights, or By good rights, rightly; properly; correctly. He should himself use it by right. --Chaucer. I should have been a woman by right. --Shak. Divine right, or Divine right of kings, a name given to the patriarchal theory of government, especially to the doctrine that no misconduct and no dispossession can forfeit the right of a monarch or his heirs to the throne, and to the obedience of the people. To rights. (a) In a direct line; straight. [R.] --Woodward. (b) At once; directly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Swift. To set to rights, To put to rights, to put in good order; to adjust; to regulate, as what is out of order. Writ of right (Law), a writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner. --Blackstone. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, =A9 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. right \Right\, v. i. 1. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
6. (Naut.) Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, =A9 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. right \Right\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Righted; p. pr. & vb. n. Righting.] [AS. rihtan. See Right, a.] 1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
7. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate. So just is God, to right the innocent. --Shak. All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. --Jefferson. To right a vessel (Naut.), to restore her to an upright position after careening. To right the helm (Naut.), to place it in line with the keel. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, =A9 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. right adj 1: 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"; on the right when facing downstream; "the right bank of the river" [ant: left] 2: 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" [syn: correct] [ant: incorrect, incorrect] 3: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn: correct] 4: in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess" [ant: wrong] 5: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" [syn: correct] [ant: wrong] 6: appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" [syn: proper, suitable] 7: of or belonging to the political or intellectual right [ant: left, center] 8: on the right-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward; "the starboard side" [syn: starboard] [ant: port] 9: in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right" 10: intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove" [syn: right(a), right-hand(a)] 11: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" [syn: correct] 12: (geometry) having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"

13: of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out" [syn: right(a)] 14: 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" [syn: good, ripe] n 1: an abstract i dea 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, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "it is his right to say what he pleases" 2: 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" [ant: left] 3: the part of the outfield on the catcher's right [syn: rightfield] 4: the conservative faction of a political party [syn: right wing] 5: 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" [syn: right hand] 6: a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner" 7: anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" [syn: rightfulness] [ant: wrong, wrong] 8: (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing: "mineral rights"; "film rights" adv 1: precisely, exactly; "stand right here!" 2: immediately; "she called right after dinner" 3: (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn: flop] 4: toward or on the right; "he looked right and left"; also figuratively; "the party has moved right" [ant: left] 5: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way] [ant: improperly] 6: an interjection expressing agreement [syn: right on] 7: completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap" 8: (Southern regional intensive) very; "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" [syn: mighty, powerful] 9: in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him" [syn: justly] 10: in a correct manner; "he guessed right" [syn: correctly, aright] [ant: incorrectly, incorrectly] v 1: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong" [syn: compensate, redress, correct] [ant: wrong] 2: put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" 3: regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again" 4: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes" [syn: correct] [ant: falsify]

Source: WordNet =AE 1.6, =A9 1997 Princeton University

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Nailed? Not hardly, in fact I appreciate your honesty. Bob

I think you've hit the nail on the head Neil.

Got much snow left up there? Bob

"Up?"

heh-heh... I think I'm south of you Bob.

Snow is melting fast, all that's left are the piles from the plows. Hit 47 degrees here today. My steel knee liked that. ;-)

That storm coming in off the Pacific looks interesting, I hope it dips south near the Oklahoma panhandle then swings north towards us and dumps 14-16 inches.