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English Dictionary: second	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
second adv in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy" Synonym(s): second, secondly adj coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude Synonym(s): second, 2nd, 2d a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins" Antonym(s): first n 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites Synonym(s): second, sec, s an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" Synonym(s): moment, mo, minute, second, bit the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield Synonym(s): second base, second a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" Synonym(s): moment, minute, second, instant following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second" a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" Synonym(s): second, arcsecond the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" Synonym(s): second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill" Synonym(s): second gear, second merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name Synonym(s): irregular, second v give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" Synonym(s): second, back, endorse, indorse transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Second \Sec"ond\, n. 1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power. Man an angel's second, nor his second long. --Young. 2. One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel. Being sure enough of seconds after the first onset. --Sir H. Wotton. 3. Aid; assistance; help. [Obs.] Give second, and my love Is everlasting thine. --J. Fletcher. 4. pl. An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour. 5. [F. seconde. See {Second}, a.] The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place. 6. In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See {Inch}, and {Prime}, n., 8. 7. (Mus.) (a) The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it. (b) The second part in a concerted piece; -- often popularly applied to the alto. {Second hand}, the hand which marks the seconds on the dial of a watch or a clock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Second \Sec"ond\, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. And he slept and dreamed the second time. --Gen. xli. 5. 2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior. May the day when we become the second people upon earth . . . be the day of our utter extirpation. --Landor. 3. Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge. A Daniel, still say I, a second Daniel! --Shak. {Second Adventist}. See {Adventist}. {Second cousin}, the child of a cousin. {Second-cut file}. See under {File}. {Second distance} (Art), that part of a picture between the foreground and the background; -- called also {middle ground}, or {middle distance}. [R.] {Second estate} (Eng.), the House of Peers. {Second girl}, a female house-servant who does the lighter work, as chamber work or waiting on table. {Second intention}. See under {Intention}. {Second story}, {Story floor}, in America, the second range of rooms from the street level. This, in England, is called the {first floor}, the one beneath being the ground floor. {Second} {thought [or] thoughts}, consideration of a matter following a first impulse or impression; reconsideration. On second thoughts, gentlemen, I don't wish you had known him. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Second \Sec"ond\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seconding}.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from secundus. See {Second}, a.] 1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate. [R.] In the method of nature, a low valley is immediately seconded with an ambitious hill. --Fuller. Sin is seconded with sin. --South. 2. To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage. We have supplies to second our attempt. --Shak. In human works though labored on with pain, A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain; In God's, one single can its end produce, Yet serves to second too some other use. --Pope. 3. Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
7. (Mach.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection. 8. (Brewing) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on. {Hypostatic union} (Theol.) See under {Hypostatic}. {Latin union}. See under {Latin}. {Legislative Union} (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801. {Union}, [or] {Act of Union} (Eng. Hist.), the act by which Scotland was united to England, or by which the two kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707. {Union by the first}, [or] {second}, {intention}. (Surg.) See {To heal by the first, [or] second, intention}, under {Intention}. {Union down} (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by reversing the flag, or turning its union downward. {Union jack}. (Naut.) See {Jack}, n., 10. {Union joint}. (Mech.) (a) A joint formed by means of a union. (b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T. Syn: Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance; coalition; combination; confederacy. Usage: {Union}, {Unity}. Union is the act of bringing two or more things together so as to make but one, or the state of being united into one. Unity is a state of simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design, of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a union of interests which shall result in a unity of labor and interest in securing a given object. One kingdom, joy, and union without end. --Milton. [Man] is to . . . beget Like of his like, his image multiplied. In unity defective; which requires Collateral love, and dearest amity. --Milton.