second
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈsɛkənd/
:
segundo
- He chose a reliable second to assist him in the upcoming championship fight.
- seconds stood
Examples
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The seconds tried to lift it for him, but as soon as they let go, it dropped like a railroad signal.
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One of Holmes's seconds, a round-bodied, characteristically surly fellow named Charlie, chimed in: "Russ can hit."
Academic text (2000) -
Direct party control within the military was carried out by political officers who were assigned as "seconds" to every critical line officer.
Academic text (1998) -
Only the principals, not the seconds!
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Yes, of course the boxer suffers when the chief second is wrong.
Blog text (8) -
If you would step out, mein herr, my seconds will call upon you at your convenience.
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In the boxing ring, my second ensured everything was ready for the match.
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During the duel, the seconds coordinated the terms of the engagement between the opponents.
Synonyms
1
5.4
A person who helps and advises a boxer in their corner between rounds
Idioms
- Informal
8
6.0
A person who has a less important role and helps someone more important
Compounds
21
2.8
A child of your parent's first cousin who shares your great-grandparents but not your grandparents
16
4.4
A player who stands near second base and catches or throws the ball to get runners out
6
6.0
A junior officer with the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps
- Specialized
6
3.0
Words that refer to the person or people you speak to, for example 'you'
5
6.3
A meeting of Catholic Church leaders from 1962 to 1965 that changed worship and encouraged talks with other Christian churches
4
4.1
A measure of speed that shows how many kilometers something moves in one second
- Specialized
4
7.0
Energy naturally spreads from hot places to cold ones, increasing disorder
2
4.3
A woman who cares for someone like a mother, often with or instead of their own mother
- Archaic
1
7.7
A period in old age when mental decline makes a person behave like a young child
- Specialized
1
6.8
An extra second added to clocks so they match how fast the Earth turns
- Specialized
1
2.8
A unit that shows how many small pieces of information called bits are sent every second
- Informal
1
5.3
A belief that food dropped on the floor for less than two seconds is still safe to eat
- Specialized
A measure of how many billion math calculations a computer does each second
- Specialized
A rule that you can extend any straight line without end in both directions
- Archaic
A unit equal to one thousand cycles per second, now called kilohertz
- Specialized
The distance light travels in one second in empty space, about 300,000 kilometers
- Archaic
A unit equal to one million cycles per second for measuring radio frequencies
- Specialized
A measure of how fast a computer does one million math calculations each second
- Specialized
A unit for measuring how fast a computer processor runs, equal to one million instructions per second
- Specialized
A rule that a force changes an object's motion more when the force is bigger or the object is lighter
A person who belongs to a Christian group that believes Christ will return soon
Surface Forms
Etymology
Second for a duel or boxing helper comes from being the 'second' person to a fighter, that is, the assistant who comes after and supports the main contestant, which is why a second helps with arrangements and advice.