Second
/ˈsɛkɪnd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Second
noun
- Something that is number two in a series.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
"They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds."
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
"That was good barbecue. I hope I can get seconds."
verb
adjective
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
"He lives on Second Street."
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
"Residents of Texas prepared for Hurricane Harvey, which would in some ways turn out to become the second Hurricane Katrina."
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