second
English Thesaurus
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | position, |
| definition | : | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (noun.act) |
| member meronym | : | baseball team, |
| definition | : | a team that plays baseball (noun.group) |
2. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name (noun.artifact)
3. the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | gear, gear mechanism, |
| definition | : | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) (noun.artifact) |
4. a speech seconding a motion (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | agreement, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of agreeing (noun.communication) |
5. the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | attendant, attender, tender, |
| definition | : | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another (noun.person) |
6. a 60th part of a minute of arc (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | angular unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement for angles (noun.quantity) |
7. following the first in an ordering or series (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | rank, |
| definition | : | relative status (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | latter, |
| definition | : | the second of two or the second mentioned of two (noun.linkdef) |
8. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | leap second, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | millisecond, msec, |
| definition | : | one thousandth (10^-3) of a second (noun.time) |
| part meronym | : | min, minute, |
| definition | : | a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour (noun.time) |
9. a particular point in time (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | climax, culmination, |
| definition | : | the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | moment of truth, |
| definition | : | a crucial moment on which much depends (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | moment of truth, |
| definition | : | the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | pinpoint, |
| definition | : | a very brief moment (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | time, |
| definition | : | a suitable moment (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | psychological moment, |
| definition | : | the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect (noun.time) |
10. an indefinitely short time (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | time, |
| definition | : | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, |
| definition | : | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time) |
11. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | reassign, transfer, |
| definition | : | transfer somebody to a different position or location of work (verb.social) |
12. give support or one's approval to (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | back up, support, |
| definition | : | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (verb.social) |
13. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first (adj.all)
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
14. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude (adj.all)
| similar | : | ordinal, |
| definition | : | being or denoting a numerical order in a series (adj.all) |
15. a speech seconding a motion (noun.communication)
16. following the first in an ordering or series (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | 2d, 2nd, second, |
| definition | : | coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude (adj.all) |
17. a particular point in time (noun.time)
18. an indefinitely short time (noun.time)
19. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment (verb.social)
| derivation | : | secondment, |
| definition | : | the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere (noun.act) |
20. give support or one's approval to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | blurb, endorsement, indorsement, |
| definition | : | a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | seconder, |
| definition | : | someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote (noun.person) |
21. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first (adj.all)
| antonym | : | first, |
| definition | : | highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections (adj.all) |
22. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude (adj.all)
| derivation | : | second, |
| definition | : | following the first in an ordering or series (noun.linkdef) |
23. a speech seconding a motion (noun.communication)
24. following the first in an ordering or series (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | 2d, 2nd, second, |
| definition | : | coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude (adj.all) |
25. a particular point in time (noun.time)
26. an indefinitely short time (noun.time)
27. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment (verb.social)
| derivation | : | secondment, |
| definition | : | the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere (noun.act) |
28. give support or one's approval to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | blurb, endorsement, indorsement, |
| definition | : | a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | seconder, |
| definition | : | someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote (noun.person) |
29. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first (adj.all)
| antonym | : | first, |
| definition | : | highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections (adj.all) |
30. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude (adj.all)
| derivation | : | second, |
| definition | : | following the first in an ordering or series (noun.linkdef) |
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