(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
(mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity; "parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data"
(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"
provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
an abstract idea 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"; "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"
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"
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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"
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
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"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"
in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
immediately; "she called right after dinner"
an interjection expressing agreement
precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"
an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"