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right-hand

right-hand adjective: of, relating to, or located on the right. Also the alternative form of right hand.

Adjective

right-hand (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or located on the right.
    • The train runs slowly with frequent slacks for bridge and culvert repairs. At one point occurs the changeover from left- to right-hand running.1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 336
  2. Using or designed for use by the right hand.
    • a right-hand bowler in the game of cricket
  3. In the direction or orientation to the right-hand rule (a right-hand thread).

Also used as

right-hand is also the alternative form of right hand.

Antonyms of right-hand

Forms of right-hand

alternative formrighthand

Origin of right-hand

From Middle English ryghte-hande, from Old English rihthand (“right-hand”), equivalent to right + hand.

Words formed from right-hand

Phrases with right-hand

Questions about right-hand

What does right-hand mean?
Right-hand means of, relating to, or located on the right.
What part of speech is right-hand?
Right-hand is an adjective.

Words near right-hand in the dictionary

  1. right-footed
  2. right-footer
  3. right-footers
  4. right-half
  5. right-halves
  6. right-hand
  7. right-hand drive
  8. right-hand man
  9. right-hand men
  10. right-hand path
  11. right-hand rule

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