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Difference between Right-hand and Right-handed

right-hand

1. said of smth. situated on the right side :

  • Carry on past the school and take the right hand turning towards Heddington.

2. said of a car with right-hand steering:

  • Not only will you have to deal with driving with a right-hand car, you will also have to deal with new traffic laws.

3. (of bidirectional traffic) keeping to the right side of the road:

  • Czechoslovakia accepted the Paris convention and undertook to change to right hand traffic.

right-handed

1. using the right hand for writing, etc.:

  • Traditional placement of dishes on the dining table is planned for a right-handed person.

2. (of things) designed to be used in the right hand:

  • When a left-hander uses right-handed scissors, they have to push the thumb and index finger together in an unnatural way to make the scissors cut.