right vs left: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: right or left

How to spell right?

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rightverb

make right or correct

rightadjective

correct in opinion or judgment

rightadjective

intended for the right hand

rightnoun

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

rightadjective

(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier

rightverb

exactly

rightadjective

socially right or correct

rightverb

(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

rightnoun

anything in accord with principles of justice

rightverb

in an accurate manner

rightnoun

those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

rightadjective

in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

rightadjective

precisely accurate

rightadjective

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

rightverb

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

rightverb

make reparations or amends for

rightadjective

appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

rightadjective

most suitable or right for a particular purpose

rightverb

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

rightnoun

the hand that is on the right side of the body

rightverb

in accordance with moral or social standards

rightverb

an interjection expressing agreement

rightnoun

an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

rightnoun

a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east

rightadjective

being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north

rightnoun

(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing

rightadjective

having the axis perpendicular to the base

rightadjective

in conformance with justice or law or morality

rightadjective

in or into a satisfactory condition

rightnoun

location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east

rightadjective

of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

rightadjective

(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward

rightverb

put in or restore to an upright position

rightverb

regain an upright or proper position

rightverb

toward or on the right; also used figuratively

leftnoun

the hand that is on the left side of the body

leftnoun

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

leftnoun

those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

leftadjective

not used up

leftadjective

intended for the left hand

leftnoun

a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east

leftadjective

being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north

leftnoun

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

leftadjective

of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

leftverb

toward or on the left; also used figuratively

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