Dictionary entry details
• SECOND (noun)
Meaning:
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
s; sec; second
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
time unit; unit of time (a unit for measuring time periods)
Meronyms (parts of "second"):
millisecond; msec (one thousandth (10^-3) of a second)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "second"):
leap second (a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation)
Holonyms ("second" is a part of...):
min; minute (a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour)
Meaning:
An indefinitely short time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
second; moment; minute; bit
Context examples:
wait just a moment / it only takes a minute / in just a bit
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "second"):
blink of an eye; flash; heartbeat; instant; jiffy; New York minute; split second; trice; twinkling; wink (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat))
Meaning:
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
second base; second
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player)
Holonyms ("second" is a member of...):
baseball team (a team that plays baseball)
Meaning:
A particular point in time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
moment; instant; minute; second
Context example:
the moment he arrived the party began
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
point; point in time (an instant of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "second"):
psychological moment (the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect)
time (a suitable moment)
pinpoint (a very brief moment)
moment of truth (the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull)
moment of truth (a crucial moment on which much depends)
eleventh hour; last minute (the latest possible moment)
climax; culmination (the decisive moment in a novel or play)
Meaning:
Following the first in an ordering or series
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Context example:
he came in a close second
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "second"):
latter (the second of two or the second mentioned of two)
Meaning:
A 60th part of a minute of arc
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
arcsecond; second
Context example:
the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)
Holonyms ("second" is a part of...):
arcminute; minute; minute of arc (a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree)
Meaning:
The official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
attendant; attender; tender (someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)
Meaning:
A speech seconding a motion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
secondment; indorsement; endorsement; second
Context example:
do I hear a second?
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
Meaning:
The gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
second gear; second
Context example:
he had to shift down into second to make the hill
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
gear; gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))
Holonyms ("second" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
Meaning:
Merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
irregular; second
Hypernyms ("second" is a kind of...):
merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)
• SECOND (adjective)
Meaning:
Coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
Synonyms:
second; 2nd; 2d
Similar:
ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)
Meaning:
Coming next after first
Context examples:
a second chance / the second vice president
Similar:
intermediate (lying between two extremes in time or space or degree)
Meaning:
A part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
Context examples:
second flute / the second violins
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Antonym:
first (highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections)
Meaning:
Having the second highest gear ratio
Context example:
second gear
Similar:
forward (of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle)
• SECOND (verb)
Meaning:
Give support or one's approval to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
second; indorse; endorse; back
Context examples:
I'll second that motion / I can't back this plan / endorse a new project
Hypernyms (to "second" is one way to...):
back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The officer was seconded for duty overseas
Hypernyms (to "second" is one way to...):
reassign; transfer (transfer somebody to a different position or location of work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
• SECOND (adverb)
Meaning:
In the second place
Synonyms:
second; secondly
Context example:
second, we must consider the economy
