rights

noun

1. 1.

   plural of right

   The right side or direction.

2. 2.

   plural of right

   The right hand or fist.

3. 3.

   plural of right

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

verb

1. 1.

   third-person singular of right

   To set upright.

2. 2.

   third-person singular of right

   To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

3. 3.

   third-person singular of right

   To return to normal upright position.

4. 4.

   third-person singular of right

   To correct.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

• rightnounBase word

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

Word family

Words built from the same root.

• rightlyadverbDerived adverb

  With honesty.

• rightfullyadverbDerived adverb

  By right.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

• rights issuenounCompound term

  An offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which…

• rights offeringnounCompound term

  An offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which…

• accordance of rightsnounCompound term

  The act of granting rights.

• bill of rightsnounCompound term

  A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution).

• by rightsadverbCompound term

  With reason or justice.

• civil rights activistnounCompound term

  A leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups.