right hand

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noun

the hand that is on the right side, or the side opposite that where the heart is.

the right side, as of a person, especially this side considered as the side of precedence or courtesy.

a position of honor or special trust.

an extremely efficient or reliable person or, sometimes, tool, especially a person considered as one's assistant.

Origin of right hand

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby right hand

right-footed, right-footer, rightful, right gastric vein, right gastro-omental vein, right hand, right-hand buoy, right-handed, right-hander, right-hand man, right-hand rule

Definition for right hand (2 of 2)

right-hand

[ rahyt-hand ]

/ ˈraɪtˈhænd /

adjective

on the right.

of, for, or with the right hand.

most reliable, valuable, or useful, as a helper or assistant.

plain-laid.

Also right-handed. Building Trades.

(of a door) having the hinges on the right when seen from the exterior of the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads.
(of a casement sash) having the hinges on the right when seen from inside the window.

Origin of right-hand

adj. use of right hand

Example sentences from the Web for right hand

Or this: the right-hand side of the body is more honorable and therefore hotter than the left.
Why Aristotle Deserves A Posthumous Nobel|Nick Romeo|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The right-hand man of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed by an airstrike in Mosul.
Pentagon Denies It Killed ISIS Chief As Airstrikes Hit Top Extremists|Jacob Siegel|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Schaeffer grew more strident and political, his son was his right-hand man.
Frank Schaeffer, the Atheist Who Believes in God|Nick Tabor|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Click on one and the right-hand carousel of related videos fills with a dozen more just like it.
Parents of Stillborn Babies Post Hundreds of Memorials to YouTube|Brandy Zadrozny|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Someone else mimed how Marlowe, portrayed as a right-hand finger, was stabbed, after a struggle, by his left-hand opponent.
Robert Pinsky: The Comedy of Seamus Heaney|Robert Pinsky|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a voice behind him saying—“This is the way, walk ye in it,” now that he was turning aside to the right-hand or to the left.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar
The Secret Service agents on the right-hand side of the159 followup car are looking back and to their right.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
His body, so tradition states, was buried on the right-hand side of the high altar in the church.
Tyrol and its People|Clive Holland
In this tangled nook Lees right-hand man was shot through a terrible mistake of his own soldiers.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
He must knock at the little door on the right-hand side of the landing there.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for right hand

right-hand

adjective (prenominal)

of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the righta right-hand bend; this car has right-hand drive

for use by the right hand; right-handed

right-hand man one's most valuable assistant or supporter

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	right hand
释义	right hand SEE SYNONYMS FOR right hand ON THESAURUS.COM noun the hand that is on the right side, or the side opposite that where the heart is. the right side, as of a person, especially this side considered as the side of precedence or courtesy. a position of honor or special trust. an extremely efficient or reliable person or, sometimes, tool, especially a person considered as one's assistant. Origin of right hand before 1000; Middle English; Old English Words nearby right hand right-footed, right-footer, rightful, right gastric vein, right gastro-omental vein, right hand, right-hand buoy, right-handed, right-hander, right-hand man, right-hand rule Definition for right hand (2 of 2) right-hand [ rahyt-hand ] / ˈraɪtˈhænd / adjective on the right. of, for, or with the right hand. most reliable, valuable, or useful, as a helper or assistant. plain-laid. Also right-handed. Building Trades. (of a door) having the hinges on the right when seen from the exterior of the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads. (of a casement sash) having the hinges on the right when seen from inside the window. Origin of right-hand adj. use of right hand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for right hand Or this: the right-hand side of the body is more honorable and therefore hotter than the left. Why Aristotle Deserves A Posthumous Nobel\|Nick Romeo\|October 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The right-hand man of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed by an airstrike in Mosul. Pentagon Denies It Killed ISIS Chief As Airstrikes Hit Top Extremists\|Jacob Siegel\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As Schaeffer grew more strident and political, his son was his right-hand man. Frank Schaeffer, the Atheist Who Believes in God\|Nick Tabor\|August 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Click on one and the right-hand carousel of related videos fills with a dozen more just like it. Parents of Stillborn Babies Post Hundreds of Memorials to YouTube\|Brandy Zadrozny\|November 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Someone else mimed how Marlowe, portrayed as a right-hand finger, was stabbed, after a struggle, by his left-hand opponent. Robert Pinsky: The Comedy of Seamus Heaney\|Robert Pinsky\|October 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It was a voice behind him saying—“This is the way, walk ye in it,” now that he was turning aside to the right-hand or to the left. St. Winifred's\|Frederic W. Farrar The Secret Service agents on the right-hand side of the159 followup car are looking back and to their right. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy His body, so tradition states, was buried on the right-hand side of the high altar in the church. Tyrol and its People\|Clive Holland In this tangled nook Lees right-hand man was shot through a terrible mistake of his own soldiers. The Civil War Through the Camera\|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson He must knock at the little door on the right-hand side of the landing there. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete\|Emile Zola British Dictionary definitions for right hand right-hand adjective (prenominal) of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the righta right-hand bend; this car has right-hand drive for use by the right hand; right-handed right-hand man one's most valuable assistant or supporter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to right hand necessary, indispensable, crucial, needed, imperative, fundamental, main, leading, chief, cardinal, capital, requisite, prerequisite, principal, constitutive, foremost, necessitous, required, wanted, right-hand
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