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▸ noun: a speech seconding a motion ("Do I hear a second?")
▸ noun: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
▸ noun: a 60th part of a minute of arc ("The treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here")
▸ noun: following the first in an ordering or series ("He came in a close second")
▸ noun: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
▸ noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
▸ noun: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a particular point in time
▸ noun: an indefinitely short time
▸ verb: transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment ("The officer was seconded for duty overseas")
▸ verb: give support or one's approval to ("I'll second that motion")
▸ adjective: coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
▸ adjective: having the second highest gear ratio ("Second gear")
▸ adjective: coming next after first ("A second chance")
▸ adjective: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first ("Second flute")
▸ adverb: in the second place ("Second, we must consider the economy")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #78420)
▸ Also see seconds
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to second
▸ Usage examples for second
▸ Idioms related to second (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing second
▸ Popular nouns described by second
▸ Words that often appear near second
▸ Rhymes of second
▸ Invented words related to second
▸ noun: a speech seconding a motion ("Do I hear a second?")
▸ noun: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
▸ noun: a 60th part of a minute of arc ("The treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here")
▸ noun: following the first in an ordering or series ("He came in a close second")
▸ noun: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
▸ noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
▸ noun: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a particular point in time
▸ noun: an indefinitely short time
▸ verb: transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment ("The officer was seconded for duty overseas")
▸ verb: give support or one's approval to ("I'll second that motion")
▸ adjective: coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
▸ adjective: having the second highest gear ratio ("Second gear")
▸ adjective: coming next after first ("A second chance")
▸ adjective: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first ("Second flute")
▸ adverb: in the second place ("Second, we must consider the economy")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #78420)
▸ Also see seconds
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to second
▸ Usage examples for second
▸ Idioms related to second (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing second
▸ Popular nouns described by second
▸ Words that often appear near second
▸ Rhymes of second
▸ Invented words related to second