right+hand

  • 31right-hand — adj. Right hand is used with these nouns: ↑bend, ↑corner, ↑drive, ↑lane, ↑man, ↑margin, ↑page, ↑side, ↑turn …

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  • 32right´-hand´ed|ness — right hand|ed «RYT HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. using the right hand more easily and readily than the left: »So Uncle Bob started early to convert a naturally right handed boy into a southpaw (Time). 2. done with the right hand. 3. made …

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  • 33right-hand drive — noun 1. A driving mechanism on the right side of a vehicle which is intended to be driven on the left hand side of the road 2. A vehicle with a driving mechanism of this type • • • Main Entry: ↑right * * * right hand drive UK US adjective usually …

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  • 34Right-hand rope — Right hand Right 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35right-hand man — ˌright hand ˈman noun [singular] the person who supports and helps you most in your job: • He was my right hand man for 10 years. * * * right hand man UK US (also right hand man) noun [C] MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE ► someone who works very closely… …

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  • 36right-hand drive — adj [only before noun] BrE a right hand drive vehicle is one in which the driver sits on the right ≠ ↑left hand drive …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37right-hand man — right hand men N COUNT: usu poss N Someone s right hand man is the person who acts as their chief assistant and helps and supports them a lot in their work. He is Rupert Murdoch s right hand man at News International …

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  • 38Right Hand of God — or God s Right Hand is a phrase used to indicate the omnipotence of the Jewish and Christian Deity. In Christianity, the phrase is generally attributed to and understood to be a reference to Jesus Christ as an extension of God s power. The… …

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  • 39right-hand drive — adjective usually before noun a right hand drive vehicle is designed to be driven by someone sitting on the right …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 40right-hand man — n [singular] the person who supports and helps you the most, especially in your job ▪ John is Bill s right hand man and has put a lot of time into the team …

    Dictionary of contemporary English