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| second hand |
| 1. adj. alternative form of secondhand |
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| 2. n. On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed. |
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| Analysis |
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| second |
| 1. adj. Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two. |
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| He lives on Second Street. |
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| The second volume in "The Lord of the Rings" series is called "The Two Towers". |
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| You take the first one, and I'll have the second. |
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| 2. adj. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior. |
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| hand |
| 1. n. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
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| Her hands are really strong. |
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| 2. n. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.: |
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| 3. n. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. |
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| 4. n. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day. |
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