Direction and Right

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Right and direction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Right" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Right noun - Something to which one has a just claim.

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Direction and right are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Right".

Nearby Words: righteous, rightful, righted, rightly, righting

good	good direction	good right
clear	clear direction	clear right
better	better direction	better right
future	future direction	future right
Other adjectives: single, real, wrong, little, bad, dark, moral, general, political, left, last.

Thus neatly explaining both Ryoga's lack of direction sense, and also why he always shows up at the right place at the right time.

Source: Fanon / Ranma ½
In dungeons, Louie swings with his right hand in every direction except when he's facing right.

Source: Video Game / Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
The man would have been turning the left page with his left hand, not the right page with his right hand... But most people turn the page with their dominant hand, regardless of direction.

Source: Conviction by Contradiction

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