The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - second° adj.

1) subsequent, following, next: He let the first target go by and aimed for the second one. 2) subordinate, next: If the colonel isn't here, who is the second officer? 3 alternative, second-best: She refuses to settle for second choice. 4) alternate, other: The laundry is picked up and delivered every second Tuesday. His second language is Italian. 5) other, later, younger, newer, more recent: After his first wife died, he took her nurse as his second wife. 6) another, duplicate: The boy is a second Einstein. --n. 7) defective or imperfect or damaged or faulty or deficient or flawed or impaired or marred or blemished or bruised or inferior merchandise: The prices of these shirts have been reduced because they are seconds. 8) subordinate, assistant, number two, lieutenant, aide-de-camp, man Friday, girl Friday, right hand; understudy, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, double, alternate, backer, supporter; Colloq US gal Friday: Not being ambitious, Helen would prefer to be a second to the person who runs the business. --v. 9) support, back, aid, help, assist, approve (of) , advance, promote, subscribe to, espouse, sponsor, patronize, favour, encourage, go along with: Madam Chairwoman, I would like to second this proposal. 1) 0 transfer, move, assign, shift, relocate: After the Falklands War, he was seconded to fleet headquarters for a year. --adv. 1) 1 secondly, in the second place, secondarily, (number) two, b or B: I want to go: first, because it'll be interesting, and second, because Jake'll be there.