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n. following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"

n. the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

n. 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"

irregular, second

n. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

second, arcsecond

n. a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"

second base, second

n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

moment, minute, second, instant

n. a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"

second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement

n. a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"

moment, mo, minute, second, bit

n. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

second

v. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"

second, secondly

adv. in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"

second

adj. coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"

second

adj. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"

second

adj. having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"

second, 2nd, 2d

adj. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

period

n. the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"

hour

n. a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"

season

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

acceptance

n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant

n. a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"

affirmation, assertion, statement

n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

blessing, approval, approving

n. the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

approval, commendation

n. a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

certificate, certification, credential, credentials

n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

period

n. the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"

succor, succour

v. help in a difficult situation

subsidize, subsidise

v. support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"

furthermore, moreover, what is more

adv. in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there's no sign of a change"

additionally, to boot

adv. in addition, by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO"

halfway

adj. at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"

in-between, mediate, middle

adj. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line"

intervening

adj. occurring or falling between events or points in time; "so much had happened during the intervening years"

junior(a), third-year, next-to-last

adj. used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"

sophomore(a), second-year

adj. used of the second year in United States high school or college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year"

first, low

adj. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"

first

adj. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"

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