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Righten — Right en, v. t. To do justice to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Relieve [marginal reading, righten] the opressed. Isa. i. 17. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
righten — verb archaic make right, correct, or straight … English new terms dictionary
righten — right·en … English syllables
righten — v.tr. make right or correct … Useful english dictionary
Japanese cruiser Noshiro — The nihongo|IJN Noshiro|能代 軽巡洋艦|Noshiro keijunyōkan was an Agano class light cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.Background Noshiro was the second of the four vessels completed in the Agano class of light… … Wikipedia
right — rightable, adj. /ruyt/, adj., righter, rightest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 2. in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the… … Universalium
scare the hell out of someone — tv. to righten someone badly. (Use caution with hell.) □ These figures scare the hell out of me. □ The door blew shut and scared the hell out of me … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scare the pants off someone — tv. to righten someone suddenly. □ The piano lid fell and scared the pants off my parents. □ It takes a lot to scare the pants off a hardened criminal … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
