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second

/ second /
adverb/verb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
in the second place
"second, we must consider the economy"
verb Sense 2
transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
"The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
Type of:
transfer reassign
Derived:
secondment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 3
having the second highest gear ratio
"second gear"
Similar:
forward
adjective satellite Sense 4
coming next after first
"a second chance"
"the second vice president"
Similar:
intermediate
noun Sense 5
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites
Type of:
time unit unit of time
Kinds of:
leap second
Has parts:
minute min
noun Sense 6
following the first in an ordering or series
"he came in a close second"
Type of:
rank
Kinds of:
latter
noun Sense 7
a 60th part of a minute of arc
"the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
Type of:
angular unit
Has parts:
minute arcminute minute of arc
noun Sense 8
the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
Type of:
attendant attender tender
noun Sense 9
a speech seconding a motion
"do I hear a second?"
Type of:
agreement
Derived:
back endorse indorse
adjective Sense 10
a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
"second flute"
"the second violins"
Opposites:
first
Domain:
music
adjective satellite Sense 11
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
Similar:
ordinal
verb Sense 12
give support or one''s approval to
"I''ll second that motion"
"I can''t back this plan"
"endorse a new project"
Type of:
support back up
Derived:
subscriber endorser indorser ratifier secondment
Verb group:
back endorse indorse plump for plunk for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 13
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
Type of:
position
Has parts:
baseball team
noun Sense 14
the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
"he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
Type of:
gear gear mechanism
Has parts:
motor vehicle automotive vehicle
noun Sense 15
merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
Type of:
merchandise wares product
noun Sense 16
an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment"
"it only takes a minute"
"in just a bit"
Type of:
time
Kinds of:
blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy
noun Sense 17
a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
Type of:
point point in time
Kinds of:
climax culmination eleventh hour last minute moment of truth
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
59
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

transfer reassign forward intermediate time unit unit of time leap second rank latter angular unit attendant attender