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second
Overview of noun second
The noun second has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (24) second, sec, s -- (1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
2. (6) moment, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")
3. (2) second base, second -- (the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield)
4. moment, minute, second, instant -- (a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began")
5. second -- (following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second")
6. second, arcsecond -- (a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here")
7. second -- (the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match)
8. second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement -- (a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?")
9. second gear, second -- (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")
10. irregular, second -- (merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name)
Overview of verb second
The verb second has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. second, back, endorse, indorse -- (give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project")
2. second -- (transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas")
Overview of adj second
The adj second has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (109) second, 2nd, 2d -- (coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude)
2. (10) second -- (coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president")
3. second -- (a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins")
4. second -- (having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear")
Overview of adv second
The adv second has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) second, secondly -- (in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun second
10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
=> time unit, unit of time
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
moment, minute, second, bit
=> time
=> time period, period of time, period
=> fundamental quantity, fundamental measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
second base, second
=> position
=> role
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
moment, minute, second, instant
=> point, point in time
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
second
=> rank
=> status, position
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
second, arcsecond
=> angular unit
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
second
=> attendant, attender, tender
=> assistant, helper, help, supporter
=> worker
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
=> agreement
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
second gear, second
=> gear, gear mechanism
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 10
irregular, second
=> merchandise, ware, product
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun second
4 of 10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
=> leap second
Sense 2
moment, minute, second, bit
=> blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
Sense 4
moment, minute, second, instant
=> climax, culmination
=> eleventh hour, last minute
=> moment of truth
=> moment of truth
=> pinpoint
=> time
=> psychological moment
Sense 5
second
=> latter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun second
10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
=> time unit, unit of time
Sense 2
moment, minute, second, bit
=> time
Sense 3
second base, second
=> position
Sense 4
moment, minute, second, instant
=> point, point in time
Sense 5
second
=> rank
Sense 6
second, arcsecond
=> angular unit
Sense 7
second
=> attendant, attender, tender
Sense 8
second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
=> agreement
Sense 9
second gear, second
=> gear, gear mechanism
Sense 10
irregular, second
=> merchandise, ware, product
Antonyms of noun second
Member Holonyms of noun second
1 of 10 senses of second
Sense 3
second base, second
MEMBER OF: baseball team
Substance Holonyms of noun second
Part Holonyms of noun second
3 of 10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
PART OF: minute, min
Sense 6
second, arcsecond
PART OF: minute, arcminute, minute of arc
Sense 9
second gear, second
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
Member Meronyms of noun second
Substance Meronyms of noun second
Part Meronyms of noun second
1 of 10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
HAS PART: millisecond, msec
Meronyms of noun second
1 of 10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
HAS PART: millisecond, msec
Holonyms of noun second
4 of 10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
PART OF: minute, min
Sense 3
second base, second
MEMBER OF: baseball team
Sense 6
second, arcsecond
PART OF: minute, arcminute, minute of arc
Sense 9
second gear, second
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
Attributes of noun second
Derived Forms of noun second
1 of 10 senses of second
Sense 8
second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
RELATED TO>(verb) second#1
=> second, back, endorse, indorse
Domain of noun second
Domain Terms of noun second
Familiarity of noun second
second used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =10)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun second
10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
> time unit, unit of time
=> day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period,24hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
=> night
=> mean time, mean solar time
=> terrestrial time, TT, terrestrial dynamical time, TDT, ephemeris time
=> month
=> sidereal day, day
=> bell, ship's bell
=> hour, hr,60 minutes
=> half-hour,30 minutes
=> quarter-hour,15 minutes
=> minute, min
=> quarter
=> second, sec, s
=> attosecond
=> femtosecond
=> picosecond
=> nanosecond
=> microsecond
=> millisecond, msec
Sense 2
moment, minute, second, bit
> time
=> day
=> dead
=> hard times
=> incarnation
=> wee
=> while, piece, spell, patch
=> moment, minute, second, bit
=> ephemera
=> space age
Sense 3
second base, second
> position
=> goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper
=> pitcher, mound
=> catcher
=> first base, first
=> second base, second
=> shortstop, short
=> third base, third
=> left field, leftfield
=> center field, centerfield
=> right field, rightfield
=> forward
=> center
=> guard
=> back
=> lineman
=> mid-off
=> mid-on
=> center
=> cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot
Sense 4
moment, minute, second, instant
> point, point in time
=> distance
=> date, particular date
=> deadline
=> arrival time, time of arrival
=> departure time, time of departure
=> midterm
=> term, full term
=> midterm
=> moment, minute, second, instant
=> run-time
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> middle
=> end, ending
=> phase, phase angle
=> show time
=> then
Sense 5
second
> rank
=> first, number one
=> second
=> third
=> fourth
=> fifth
=> sixth
=> seventh
=> eighth
=> ninth
=> tenth
=> eleventh
=> twelfth
=> thirteenth
=> fourteenth
=> fifteenth
=> sixteenth
=> seventeenth
=> eighteenth
=> nineteenth
=> twentieth
=> thirtieth
=> fortieth
=> fiftieth
=> sixtieth
=> seventieth
=> eightieth
=> ninetieth
=> hundredth
=> thousandth
=> millionth
=> billionth
=> last
=> grade, level, tier
=> gradation, step
=> second class
=> military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating
=> archidiaconate
=> baronetcy, barony
=> dukedom
=> earldom
=> kingship
=> princedom
=> viscountcy, viscounty
Sense 6
second, arcsecond
> angular unit
=> mil
=> degree, arcdegree
=> second, arcsecond
=> minute, arcminute, minute of arc
=> microradian
=> milliradian
=> radian, rad
=> grad, grade
=> oxtant
=> sextant
=> quadrant, right angle
=> straight angle
=> steradian, sr
Sense 7
second
> attendant, attender, tender
=> companion
=> baggageman
=> batman
=> bellboy, bellman, bellhop
=> bridesmaid, maid of honor
=> caddie, golf caddie
=> checker, chequer
=> courtier
=> cupbearer
=> equerry
=> escort
=> esquire
=> famulus
=> gillie
=> groomsman
=> lifeguard, lifesaver
=> linkboy, linkman
=> loader
=> matron of honor
=> orderly, hospital attendant
=> orderly
=> page, varlet
=> page
=> racker
=> rocker
=> second
=> servitor
=> squire
=> squire, gallant
=> steward, flight attendant
=> stretcher-bearer, litter-bearer
=> trainbearer
=> waker, rouser, arouser
Sense 8
second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
> agreement
=> assent, acquiescence
=> compliance
=> concurrence, concurrency
=> accord, conformity, accordance
=> connivance, collusion
=> accession, assenting
=> subscription
=> ratification, confirmation
=> harmony, concord, concordance
=> second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
=> concession
Sense 9
second gear, second
> gear, gear mechanism
=> first gear, first, low gear, low
=> gearset
=> high gear, high
=> park
=> reverse
=> second gear, second
=> steering gear
=> third gear, third
=> transmission, transmission system
Sense 10
irregular, second
> merchandise, ware, product
=> cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
=> contraband
=> feature
=> generic
=> irregular, second
=> line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
=> number
=> refill
=> release
=> schlock, shlock, dreck
=> software package, software product
=> stock, inventory
=> top of the line
=> yard goods, piece goods
Meronyms of noun second
10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
HAS PART: millisecond, msec
HAS PART: microsecond
HAS PART: nanosecond
HAS PART: picosecond
HAS PART: femtosecond
HAS PART: attosecond
Sense 7
second
=> attendant, attender, tender
=> assistant, helper, help, supporter
=> worker
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 9
second gear, second
=> gear, gear mechanism
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 10
irregular, second
=> merchandise, ware, product
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun second
4 of 10 senses of second
Sense 1
second, sec, s
PART OF: minute, min
PART OF: hour, hr,60 minutes
PART OF: day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period,24hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
Sense 3
second base, second
MEMBER OF: baseball team
Sense 6
second, arcsecond
PART OF: minute, arcminute, minute of arc
PART OF: degree, arcdegree
PART OF: oxtant
PART OF: quadrant, right angle
PART OF: straight angle
PART OF: circumference
PART OF: sextant
PART OF: circumference
Sense 9
second gear, second
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
Grep of noun second
ampere-second
arcsecond
attosecond
bits per second
cycle per second
cycles/second
femtosecond
gigacycle per second
kepler's second law
kilocycle per second
leap second
light second
megacycle per second
microsecond
million floating point operations per second
million instructions per second
millisecond
nanosecond
newton's second law
newton's second law of motion
one-thirty-second
picosecond
second
second-degree burn
second-hand speech
second-hand store
second-in-command
second-place finish
second-rater
second-stringer
second advent
second adventism
second adventist
second balcony
second banana
second base
second baseman
second battle of ypres
second best
second childhood
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 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
second estate
second fiddle
second gear
second growth
second half
second hand
second joint
second lateran council
second law of motion
second law of thermodynamics
second lieutenant
second marquis of rockingham
second moment
second mortgage
second nature
second period
second person
second power
second reading
second reich
second sacker
second sight
second stomach
second string
second thought
second trimester
second vatican council
second wind
second world war
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
seconder
secondhand car
secondment
secondo
split second
sweep-second
thirty-second
thirty-second note
thirty-second part
trillion floating point operations per second
united society of believers in christ's second appearing
watt second
Antonyms of verb second
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb second
2 senses of second
Sense 1
second, back, endorse, indorse
=> support, back up
Sense 2
second
=> transfer, reassign
=> delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> appoint, charge
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb second
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb second
2 senses of second
Sense 1
second, back, endorse, indorse
=> support, back up
Sense 2
second
=> transfer, reassign
'Cause To' of verb second
Derived Forms of verb second
2 senses of second
Sense 1
second, back, endorse, indorse
RELATED TO>(noun) second#8
=> second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
RELATED TO>(noun) secondment#1
=> second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
RELATED TO>(noun) seconder#1
=> seconder
Sense 2
second
RELATED TO>(noun) secondment#2
=> secondment
Domain of verb second
Domain Terms of verb second
Familiarity of verb second
second used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb second
2 senses of second
Sense 1
second, back, endorse, indorse
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
second
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb second
2 senses of second
Sense 1
second, back, endorse, indorse
> support, back up
=> sponsor
=> patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
=> help, assist, aid
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> undergird
=> second, back, endorse, indorse
Sense 2
second
> transfer, reassign
=> second
=> exchange
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb second
Sense 1
second, back, endorse, indorse
=> support, back up
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Sense 2
second
=> transfer, reassign
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Grep of verb second
second
second-guess
Antonyms of adj second
4 senses of second
Sense 1
second,2nd,2d
INDIRECT (VIA ordinal) -> cardinal
Sense 2
second
INDIRECT (VIA last, intermediate) -> first
INDIRECT (VIA intermediate, first) -> last
Sense 3
second (vs. first)
first (vs. second)
Sense 4
second
INDIRECT (VIA forward) -> reverse
Similarity of adj second
4 senses of second
Sense 1
second,2nd,2d
=> ordinal (vs. cardinal)
Sense 2
second
=> intermediate (vs. first)(vs. last)
Sense 3
second (vs. first)
Sense 4
second
=> forward (vs. reverse)
Pertainyms of adj second
Attributes of adj second
Domain of adj second
1 of 4 senses of second
Sense 3
second (vs. first)
TOPIC>(noun) music#1
Domain Terms of adj second
Familiarity of adj second
second used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj second
forty-second
second
second-best
second-class
second-rate
second-sighted
second-string
second-year
secondary
secondhand
thirty-second
twenty-second
Antonyms of adv second
Synonyms of adv second
1 sense of second
Sense 1
second, secondly
Pertainyms of adv second
Domain of adv second
Domain Terms of adv second
Familiarity of adv second
second used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv second
second
second-best
second class
second hand
secondarily
secondhand
secondly
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