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second | [in music] a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first | |
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second, 2d, 2nd | coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude | |
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second | the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match | |
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second, arcsecond | a 60th part of a minute of arc | |
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second | following the first in an ordering or series | |
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second | transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment | |
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moment, minute, second, bit, mo | an indefinitely short time | |
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back, endorse, indorse, second | give support or one's approval to | |
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second, irregular | merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name | |
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second, second base | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield | |
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second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement | a speech seconding a motion | |
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second, secondly | in the second place | |
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second, second gear | the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle | |
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moment, instant, minute, second | a particular point in time | |
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second, 2nd | second day of the month | |
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second, sec, s | 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |