right hand

noun

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:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English

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Right hand is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Dictionary.com Unabridged

adjective

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:
adj. use of right hand

WordNet

right hand
noun
the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" [syn: right]

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