second

(r) in the second place
- second, we must consider the economy
secondly,
(s) coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude 2d, 2nd,
(a) a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
- second flute
- the second violins

Nouns

(n) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites s, sec,
(n) an indefinitely short time
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
mo, minute, moment, bit,
(n) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield second base,
(n) a particular point in time
- the moment he arrived the party began
moment, instant, minute,
(n) following the first in an ordering or series
- he came in a close second
(n) a 60th part of a minute of arc
- the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here
arcsecond,
(n) the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
(n) a speech seconding a motion
- do I hear a second?
secondment, endorsement, indorsement,
(n) 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
second gear,
(n) merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name irregular,

Verbs

(v) give support or one's approval to
- I'll second that motion
- I can't back this plan
- endorse a new project
endorse, indorse, back,
(v) transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
- The officer was seconded for duty overseas

Synonyms

secondly endorse indorse back s sec 2d 2nd mo minute moment bit second base instant arcsecond secondment endorsement indorsement second gear irregular

Antonyms

first

Words of close approximity

Second Advent Second Adventism Second Adventist secondarily secondary secondary amenorrhea secondary cell secondary censorship secondary coil secondary dentition secondary diagonal secondary dysmenorrhea secondary education secondary emission secondary hypertension secondary modern school secondary school secondary sex character secondary sex characteristic secondary sexual characteristic secondary storage secondary syphilis secondary winding second balcony second banana second base second baseman second battle of Ypres second best second-best second childhood second class second-class Second Coming Second Coming of Christ Second Council of Constantinople Second Council of Lyons Second Council of Nicaea second cousin second cranial nerve Second Crusade second deck second-degree burn Second Earl Grey Second Earl of Chatham Second Earl of Guilford Second Empire Second Epistel of John Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy Second Epistle of Peter Second Epistle to the Corinthians Second Epistle to the Thessalonians Second Epistle to Timothy seconder second estate second fiddle second gear second growth second-guess second half secondhand second hand secondhand car second-hand speech second-hand store second-in-command second joint Second Lateran Council second law of motion second law of thermodynamics second lieutenant secondly Second Marquis of Rockingham secondment second moment second mortgage second nature secondo second period second person second-place finish second power second-rate second-rater second reading Second Reich second sacker second sight second-sighted second stomach second string second-string second-stringer second thought second trimester Second Vatican Council second wind Second World War