Right-hand
1Right hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
2Right-hand — a. 1. Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right hand side, room, or road. [1913 Webster] 2. Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable. [1913 Webster] Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their right hand man in …
3right-hand — right ,hand adjective only before noun 1. ) on the right or toward the right of someone or something: I sleep on the right hand side of the bed. the third paragraph of the right hand column 2. ) designed or intended for the right hand: a right… …
4right-hand — adj [only before noun] on the right side of something ≠ ↑left hand ▪ the right hand side of the body top/bottom right hand corner ▪ the bottom right hand corner of the page …
5right hand — n 1) the hand on a person s right side 2) the right side …
6right-hand — rīt .hand adj 1) situated on the right 2) RIGHT HANDED …
7right hand — figurative for indispensable person, 1520s; right hand man first attested 1660s …
8right hand — index mainstay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9right-hand — /ruyt hand /, adj. 1. on the right. 2. of, for, or with the right hand. 3. most reliable, valuable, or useful, as a helper or assistant. 4. plain laid. 5. Also, right handed. Building Trades. a. (of a door) having the hinges on the right when… …
10right-hand — ADJ: ADJ n If something is on the right hand side of something, it is positioned on the right of it. ...a church on the right hand side of the road. ...the upper right hand corner of the picture. Ant: left hand …
