SECOND Synonyms

• a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

• an indefinitely short time

• a particular point in time

• a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

• a short note

• distance measured by the time taken to cover it

• infinitely or immeasurably small

• characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

• a particular point in time

• an indefinitely short time

• at this time

• having important effects or influence

• a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

• the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

• an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

• (of champagne) moderately dry

• someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote

• related to or located at the back

• the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

• the side that goes last or is not normally seen

• the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

• (football) a person who plays in the backfield

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

• a support that you can lean against while sitting

• (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

• in or to or toward a former location

• at or to or toward the back or rear

• in or to or toward an original condition

• in or to or toward a past time

• in reply

• in repayment or retaliation

• located at or near the back of an animal

• of an earlier date

• be behind; approve of

• travel backward

• give support or one's approval to

• cause to travel backward

• support financial backing for

• be in back of

• place a bet on

• shift to a counterclockwise direction

• establish as valid or genuine

• strengthen by providing with a back or backing

• a small piece or quantity of something

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• an indefinitely short time

• an instance of some kind

• piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

• a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a small fragment

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

• the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

• a particular point in time

• occurring with no delay

• in or of the present month

• demanding attention

• contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

• (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces

• (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement

• a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

• not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals

• failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection

• deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

• lacking continuity or regularity

• (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical

• independent in behavior or thought

• a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

• a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel

• an indefinitely short time

• not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; quantifier, other

• recently past

• belonging to the distant past

• very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected

• in the second place

• a speech seconding a motion

• the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere

• the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

• the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

• coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude