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right collapse: 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"

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

claim collapse: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"; an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"; an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"; an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"; take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"; assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"; lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"; ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"; demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

esoteric collapse: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

feud collapse: a bitter quarrel between two parties; carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"

merit collapse: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

prescription collapse: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient; written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person; directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"

hinterland collapse

resident collapse: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there; living in a particular place; "resident aliens"

corridor collapse: an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

mandate collapse: the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory; a document giving an official instruction or command; a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves; assign authority to; make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"; assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"

preoccupation collapse: the mental state of being preoccupied by something; an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

air space collapse

overhaul collapse: periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"; make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"

district collapse: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

adjust collapse: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"; make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"; decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

country collapse: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"; an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

repair collapse: the act of putting something in working order again; a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"; move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

salient collapse: (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy; (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

property collapse: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"; a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"; something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

correct collapse: 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"; socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"; in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"; treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"; make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

secret collapse: information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"; something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"; the next to highest level of official classification for documents; not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"; indulging only covertly; "a secret alcoholic"; communicated covertly; "their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"; not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"

mend collapse: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"; heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"

recap collapse

milieu collapse: the environmental condition

title collapse: an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"; an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"; an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"; the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles"; a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools"; (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read"; a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"

fix up collapse: find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"

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