right hand
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
1Other definitions for right-hand (2 of 2)
on the right.
of, for, or with the right hand.
most reliable, valuable, or useful, as a helper or assistant.
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
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How to use right hand in a sentence
His righthand pocket of his black alpaca coat was sagged away down by some heavy unseen weight.
Back Home | Irvin S. CobbShe kept a small shop at the righthand side of the road near Kings bridge.
Journal of Dr. Elias Cornelius, a Revolutionary Surgeon | Elias CorneliusThe one in the righthand corner is old, with a ragged pileus; the vertical section shows the pithy contents of the stem.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. HardHe has been her righthand man for some time now, and they've seemed to hit it off pretty well.
American Cookery | VariousGradually he managed to turn until he was in the righthand lane.
This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch
British Dictionary definitions for right-hand
of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the right: a 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
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