seconds
Minute's sixty parts
Seconds are the basic units of time—sixty to a minute.
The word also names additional helpings of food: Anyone want seconds?
In competitive contexts, a second is someone who assists a principal, as in boxing or dueling.
To second something is to support it: I second that motion.
As an adjective, second means next after first.
Divided share given
- servingMeasured food portion
- refillRestoring spent contents
- moreAdditional quantity
- plateFlat dish for food
thirds · helpings · appetite · buffet · potluck · leftovers · extras · generous
Brief period of time
- instantBriefest unit of time
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- flashBrief burst of light
- blinkRapid lid movement
jiffy · heartbeat · breath · momentary · fleeting · brief · quick · rapid
Interval timing device
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- clockDevice displaying time
- timepieceHour-measuring device
timekeeping · milliseconds · nanoseconds · calibration · synchronization · precision · accuracy · quartz
Having flaws or faults
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- discountReduced price offered
damaged · blemished · clearance · surplus · off-brand · discounted · wholesale · bargain
portion
Divided share given
plate · thirds · helpings · appetite · buffet · potluck · leftovers · extras · generous · heaping
moment
Brief period of time
blink · jiffy · heartbeat · breath · momentary · fleeting · brief · quick · rapid · short-lived
stopwatch
Interval timing device
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- clockDevice displaying time
timepiece · timekeeping · milliseconds · nanoseconds · calibration · synchronization · precision · accuracy · quartz · atomic
imperfect
Having flaws or faults
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
discount · damaged · blemished · clearance · surplus · off-brand · discounted · wholesale · bargain · overstock
duel
Prearranged one-on-one combat
honor · challenge · combat · swordfight · Hamilton · dawn · paces · champion · proxy · representative
corner
Meeting point of edges
towel · bell · ringside · handler · advice · water · stool · timeout · assistance · support
secondsfirsts
Earliest occurrences of something
first place · winners · champions · gold medalists · number ones
- just a secondRequest for brief patience
- one secondMomentary delay request
- second thoughtsDoubts after deciding
- second chanceRenewed opportunity after failure
- split secondInfinitesimal unit of time
- second natureDeeply ingrained tendency
second, secondary, secondhand, secondly, seconded, second hand, second-class, seconding, secondarily