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Right-handed

Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.

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Dextral 84% connected

Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.

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Dextral 84% connected

Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right-hand 84% connected

Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.

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Right-hand 84% connected

Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.

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Dextrality 74% connected

The state of being on the right-hand side; also, the quality of being right-handed; right-handedness.

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Dextrality 74% connected

The state of being on the right-hand side; also, the quality of being right-handed; right-handedness.

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Dextral 66% connected

Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.

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Dextral 66% connected

Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Dextrorotary 92% connected

See Dextrotatory.

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Dextrorotatory 92% connected

Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as, dextrorotator…

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Ambidextrous 94% connected

Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

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Ambidextrous 94% connected

Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

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Left-handed 94% connected

Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.

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Left-handed 94% connected

Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.

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