second

I 1. adjective

1)

the second day of the trial

Syn:

next, following, subsequent, succeeding

Ant:

first, preceding

2)

he keeps a second pair of glasses in his office

Syn:

additional, extra, alternative, another, spare, backup, fallback, alternate

Ant:

primary

3)

he was demoted to the second level

Syn:

secondary, lower, subordinate, subsidiary, lesser, inferior

Ant:

first, top

4)

the conflict could turn into a second Vietnam

Syn:

another, new; repeat of, copy of, carbon copy of

Ant:

original

2. noun

1)

Eva had been working as his second

See second-in-command

2) informal (seconds)

he enjoyed the pie and asked for seconds

Syn:

a second helping, a further helping, more

3. verb

Hooper seconded the motion

- second to none

Syn:

formally support, give one's support to, vote for, back, approve, endorse

II noun

I'll only be gone for a second

- in a second

Syn:

moment, bit, little while, short time, instant, split second, eyeblink, heartbeat; informal sec, jiffy, the blink of an eye

III verb

he was seconded to my department

Syn:

assign temporarily, lend; transfer, move, shift, relocate, assign, reassign, send