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Phrases 547
- second-halfAlternative spelling of second half.
- second handAlternative form of secondhand: Not new; previously owned and used by another.
- just a secondOnly one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration.
- second languageA language that is spoken by someone but is not their mother tongue.
- second-orderDenoting the second in a numerical sequence of models, languages, relationships, forms of logical discourse etc.
- second comingThe prophesied return of Jesus Christ.
- second-classOf a standard or grade one level below the best.
- second personThe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people …
- second chanceAn opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.
- second yearUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see second, year.
- Per second
- Second Time
- Second WorldThose countries aligned with the East during the Cold War, particularly in contrast to those aligned with the West (the First World).
- split-secondA stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.
- second readingIn the United Kingdom and various other countries, the second presentation of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof, subsequent to the initial announcement of the bill at first reading. It is the …
- second-degreeAt the second level of some system
- second rateAlternative spelling of second-rate.
- second to noneAs good as the best, as in quality or reputation; inferior to no one else or to nothing else of the same kind.
- Second quarter
- second opinionAn appraisal or diagnosis by a knowledgeable professional, such as a lawyer or physician, who has been consulted in order to confirm or disconfirm the advice or view of another person previously consulted.
- second gradeThe period in school that comes after first grade and before third grade.
- second baseThe base opposite home plate in a baseball infield.
- second natureA mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.
- second-generationOf or pertaining to someone whose parents are immigrants.
- second basemanThe infield defensive player that stands between the first baseman and the shortstop, normally on the right field side of second base.
Compound words 50
- secondaryNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
- secondhandNot new; previously owned and used by another.
- seconderSomething that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
- secondhandedSecondhand.
- centisecondAn SI unit of time equal to 10⁻² seconds. Symbol: cs
- quectosecondAn SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³⁰ seconds. Symbol: qs
- arcsecondA unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.
- rontosecondAn SI unit of time equal to 10⁻²⁷ seconds. Symbol: rs
- ohnosecondThe fraction of time between making a mistake and realizing it.
- secondableCapable of being seconded.