Second can be categorized as an adjective, a noun, a verb and an adverb.
Adjective |
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| second - a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins" | ||
| second - coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude | ||
Adverb |
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| second - in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy" | ||
Verb |
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| second - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" | ||
| second - transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas" | ||
Noun |
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| second - a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" | ||
| second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | ||
| second - following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second" | ||
| second - a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" | ||
| second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match |
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| 1. | noun | Do I hear a second? | |
| 2. | noun | He came in a close second. | |
| 3. | noun | seems like a 5 second decision to me. | |
| 4. | noun | I have since purchased two cars from this dealership, The first one was from Phillip and the second was from Richard. | |
| 5. | noun | We can travel through time. And we do at the remarkable rate of one second per second. | |
| 6. | noun | After all the trouble we went to in coming up with that project, it only took them a second to shoot it down in the meeting. | |
| 7. | noun | It was due a week ago, namely on April second. | |
| 8. | noun | The old woman seemed ready to fall down at any second. | |
| 9. | noun | After a mad dash down the stairway, I missed my train by a second. | |
| 10. | noun | I'll be with you in a second. | |
| 11. | noun | Computers are capable of doing very complicated work in a split second. | |
| 12. | noun | While one of them sped around major parts of the property on the mower, a second made a few sweeps at some tall weeds on the edge of my wife's garden, and the third got into the truck and smoked a cigarette. | |
| 13. | noun | It's only six pence per second. | |
| 14. | noun | "Six pence per second," Bob reminds her. | |
| 15. | noun | The velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second. | |
| 16. | verb | I'll second that motion. | |
| 17. | adj. | Second flute. | |
| 18. | adj. | The second violins. | |
| 19. | adj. | Simultaneously, New Delhi would ensure a degree of autonomy for the state that would help cut popular support off from jihadis attempting to convert Kashmir into a second Afghanistan. | |
| 20. | adj. | At a time of heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear weapons program and calls by neo-conservatives in Washington that a second Bush term should deal with Iran aggressively, the Iranians fear that Shindand could be used as a listening post, spying facility and even a launching pad for any future US actions against Iran. | |
| 21. | adj. | *2. The second ingredient is words, more precisely lies.* | |
| 22. | adj. | They are surrounded by a second wider circle of direct supporters, planners, commanders, preachers, all of whom make a living, usually a very comfortable living, by serving as terror infrastructure. | |
| 23. | adj. | On August 9, 2004, it was announced that in the Spring of 2001, a man named El-Shukrijumah, also known as Jafar the Pilot, who was part of a "second wave," had been casing New York City helicopters. | |
| 24. | adj. | Others argue that he was to be part of a second wave of airliners directed to targets on the West Coast. | |
| 25. | adj. | In March 2003, Mohammed reportedly said that Moussaoui was not going to be part of 9/11 but was to be part of a "second wave." | |
| 26. | adj. | KSM and Hambali sent al-Hindi (al-Britani), along with Jafar the Pilot, to case NYC targets for a second wave. | |
| 27. | adj. | The crop dusters were to be part of a "second wave." | |
| 28. | adj. | Newsweek reported that a "second wave" involving biological attacks had been thwarted upon the arrest of Al Qaeda members who had been intended to provide logistical support. | |
| 29. | adj. | Actually-upon second look the deal number is 814014-why can't you see this? | |
| 30. | adj. | If this is the case I would like someone to walk me through June to see if the numbers did really work themselves out as there was a large swing in second order on June 29 that was not adjusted for. | |
| 31. | adj. | Everyone deserves a second chance. | |
| 32. | adv. | Second, we must consider the economy. | |
| 33. | adv. | First, the nature of such an investigation is that we lack sufficient information to second-guess (or even know) what the FBI is doing. | |
| 34. | adv. | Second, hindsight is 20/20. | |
| 35. | adv. | A week before, China's second biggest state oil firm had signed a $70 billion deal for oilfield and natural gas development with Iran, which already supplies 13 per cent of China's needs. | |
| 36. | adv. | This year it overtook Japan as the world's second largest consumer of energy, behind the US. | |
| 37. | adv. | A pair of military pilots embarked on China's second manned space flight early today, hurtling into orbit on a test mission that could span five days. | |
| 38. | adv. | Number of vacation days Bush took in August 2003, the second-longest vacation of any president in US history. | |
| 39. | adv. | Second is there any way to sort of customize the places you wanna go to? | |
| 40. | adv. | The person at Petsmart is very wrong; in fact it is always a good idea to second guess what most pet store employees tell you; they don't have the best track record regarding giving reliable pet care info. | |
| 41. | adv. | Who are you to second guess him? | |
| 42. | adv. | Who am I to second guess him? | |
| 43. | adv. | The Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest country in the Congo Basin and home to a massive and largely inaccessible rainforest that is Earth’s second largest reservoir of carbon in vegetation, second only to the Amazon Basin rainforest. | |
| 44. | adv. | Second, it initiates visual learning. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| Do I hear a second? |
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| He came in a close second. |
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| seems like a 5 second decision to me. |
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| I have since purchased two cars from this dealership, The first one was from Phillip and the second was from Richard. |
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| We can travel through time. And we do at the remarkable rate of one second per second. | |
| After all the trouble we went to in coming up with that project, it only took them a second to shoot it down in the meeting. | |
| It was due a week ago, namely on April second. | |
| The old woman seemed ready to fall down at any second. | |
| After a mad dash down the stairway, I missed my train by a second. | |
| I'll be with you in a second. | |
| Computers are capable of doing very complicated work in a split second. | |
| While one of them sped around major parts of the property on the mower, a second made a few sweeps at some tall weeds on the edge of my wife's garden, and the third got into the truck and smoked a cigarette. | |
| It's only six pence per second. | |
| "Six pence per second," Bob reminds her. | |
| The velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second. | |
| verb | |
| I'll second that motion. |
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| adj. | |
| Second flute. |
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| The second violins. |
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| Simultaneously, New Delhi would ensure a degree of autonomy for the state that would help cut popular support off from jihadis attempting to convert Kashmir into a second Afghanistan. |
|
| At a time of heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear weapons program and calls by neo-conservatives in Washington that a second Bush term should deal with Iran aggressively, the Iranians fear that Shindand could be used as a listening post, spying facility and even a launching pad for any future US actions against Iran. |
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| *2. The second ingredient is words, more precisely lies.* |
|
| They are surrounded by a second wider circle of direct supporters, planners, commanders, preachers, all of whom make a living, usually a very comfortable living, by serving as terror infrastructure. |
|
| On August 9, 2004, it was announced that in the Spring of 2001, a man named El-Shukrijumah, also known as Jafar the Pilot, who was part of a "second wave," had been casing New York City helicopters. |
|
| Others argue that he was to be part of a second wave of airliners directed to targets on the West Coast. |
|
| In March 2003, Mohammed reportedly said that Moussaoui was not going to be part of 9/11 but was to be part of a "second wave." |
|
| KSM and Hambali sent al-Hindi (al-Britani), along with Jafar the Pilot, to case NYC targets for a second wave. |
|
| The crop dusters were to be part of a "second wave." |
|
| Newsweek reported that a "second wave" involving biological attacks had been thwarted upon the arrest of Al Qaeda members who had been intended to provide logistical support. |
|
| Actually-upon second look the deal number is 814014-why can't you see this? |
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| If this is the case I would like someone to walk me through June to see if the numbers did really work themselves out as there was a large swing in second order on June 29 that was not adjusted for. |
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| Everyone deserves a second chance. | |
| adv. | |
| Second, we must consider the economy. |
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| First, the nature of such an investigation is that we lack sufficient information to second-guess (or even know) what the FBI is doing. |
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| Second, hindsight is 20/20. |
|
| A week before, China's second biggest state oil firm had signed a $70 billion deal for oilfield and natural gas development with Iran, which already supplies 13 per cent of China's needs. |
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| This year it overtook Japan as the world's second largest consumer of energy, behind the US. |
|
| A pair of military pilots embarked on China's second manned space flight early today, hurtling into orbit on a test mission that could span five days. |
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| Number of vacation days Bush took in August 2003, the second-longest vacation of any president in US history. |
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| Second is there any way to sort of customize the places you wanna go to? |
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| The person at Petsmart is very wrong; in fact it is always a good idea to second guess what most pet store employees tell you; they don't have the best track record regarding giving reliable pet care info. |
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| Who are you to second guess him? | |
| Who am I to second guess him? | |
| The Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest country in the Congo Basin and home to a massive and largely inaccessible rainforest that is Earth’s second largest reservoir of carbon in vegetation, second only to the Amazon Basin rainforest. | |
| Second, it initiates visual learning. | |