| Noun | 1. | second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unitesmin, minute - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile" 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 | |
| 2. | second - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time" | |
| 3. | second - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd baseposition - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" | |
| 4. | second - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" eleventh hour, last minute - the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" moment of truth - the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull pinpoint - a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" time - a suitable moment; "it is time to go" | |
| 5. | second - following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"latter - the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today" rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" | |
| 6. | second - 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 - a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" | |
| 9. | 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"gear mechanism, gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) | |
| 10. | second - merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand namemerchandise, product, wares - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" | |
| Verb | 1. | second - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" | |
| 2. | second - transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work | |
| Adj. | 1. | second - coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitudeordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" | |
| 2. | second - coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level" | |
| 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"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner first - highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" | |
| 4. | second - having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"forward - of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear" | |
| Adv. | 1. | second - in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy" | |