second
3
9.3
- noun
- /ˈsɛkənd/
- 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
27
2.8
A child of your parent's first cousin who shares your great-grandparents but not your grandparents
18
4.4
A player who stands near second base and catches or throws the ball to get runners out
12
6.0
A junior officer with the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps
6
6.3
A meeting of Catholic Church leaders from 1962 to 1965 that changed worship and encouraged talks with other Christian churches
- Specialized
6
7.0
Energy naturally spreads from hot places to cold ones, increasing disorder
4
4.1
A measure of speed that shows how many kilometers something moves in one second
4
5.0
An upper seating area at the back of a theatre with the least expensive seats
3
4.3
A woman who cares for someone like a mother, often with or instead of their own mother
- Specialized
3
3.0
Words that refer to the person or people you speak to, for example 'you'
- Specialized
1
7.9
A stomach part in animals like cows that helps break down plant food
- Archaic
1
7.7
A period in old age when mental decline makes a person behave like a young child
- Specialized
1
2.8
A unit that shows how many small pieces of information called bits are sent every second
- Specialized
1
4.7
A rule that says how a force makes an object move faster depending on its mass
- Specialized
1
4.5
A rule that a force changes an object's motion more when the force is bigger or the object is lighter
- Specialized
1
6.7
The distance light travels in one second in empty space, about 300,000 kilometers
- Jargon
1
6.5
A system or tool that stores information to help you remember and organize things
- Specialized
1
6.8
An extra second added to clocks so they match how fast the Earth turns
1
8.9
A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 that ended in a clear Japanese victory
1
8.8
A military campaign by European Christians in the 1100s to take back the Holy Land that failed because leaders fought
- Specialized
1
4.4
A unit for measuring how fast a computer processor runs, equal to one million instructions per second
1
9.9
A church meeting in 787 that stopped destroying religious images and allowed their use in worship
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.