second
second is a 6-letter English word with 29 senses as adjective, noun, verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.
- adjective. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- adjective. Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge.
- noun. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power.
- noun. One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel.
- noun. Aid; assistance; help.
- noun. An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
- adjective. The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place.
- adjective. In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8.
- noun. The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it.
- noun. The second part in a concerted piece; -- often popularly applied to the alto.
- adjective. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.
- adjective. To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage.
- adjective. Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.
- noun. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- 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 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. a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
- noun. an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment"
"in a mo"
- 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"
"I can't back this plan"
- adjective. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
"second flute"
"the second violins"
- adjective. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- adverb. in the second place
"second, we must consider the economy"
Synonyms
irregular, endorsement, indorsement, secondment, arcsecond, sec, instant, minute, moment, bit, mo, back, endorse, indorse, nd, secondly
Common word forms
seconds, seconded, seconder, secondes, secondly, seconding, secondment, secondness
Words from these letters
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