second base |
in baseball, the second of four bases, located behind the pitcher's mound and opposite home plate. [2 definitions] |
second baseman |
in baseball, the player whose position is at second base when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that base. |
second childhood |
a state or condition, marked by childish or childlike behavior, that is sometimes characteristic of old age. |
second-class |
not of highest quality or status. [3 definitions] |
second class |
the class, status, or rank next below first class. [3 definitions] |
Second Coming |
in Christian theology, the anticipated return of Jesus Christ on Judgment Day. |
second cousin |
the child of a first cousin, or the child of one's parent's first cousin. |
second fiddle |
a secondary role, or the person in that role. |
second floor |
in the United States, the floor one story above the ground floor. [2 definitions] |
second growth |
the trees and plants that grow on land that has been stripped of virgin growth by fire or cutting. |
second-guess |
to criticize by using information that was not originally available. [2 definitions] |
secondhand |
coming or received from a source other than the original. [5 definitions] |
second hand |
a hand on a clock or watch that indicates the seconds. [2 definitions] |
secondhand smoke |
tobacco or other type of smoke that comes from the cigarette or other smoking material of another person, possibly already inhaled and exhaled by that person. |
second lieutenant |
the lowest rank of commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Marines, or Air Force. |
secondly |
in the second place; second. |
second mate |
the officer next in command below the first mate on a merchant ship; second officer. |
second mortgage |
a mortgage on property on which there is already one mortgage, the first taking precedence over the second in the case of a claim. |
second nature |
an acquired habit, characteristic, or skill that has been practiced so often that it appears to be part of one's nature. |
secondo |
the second or lower part in a piano duet or other concert piece. |
second person |
in grammar, the category of pronouns, inflections, and the like that indicates the person being spoken to. [2 definitions] |