second fiddle
61fiddle — noun 1》 informal a violin. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. an act of fraud or cheating. 3》 Brit. informal an unnecessarily intricate or awkward task. 4》 Nautical a raised rim that prevents things from falling off a table in rough seas. verb 1》 touch… …
62second — {{11}}second (adj.) after first, c.1300, from O.Fr. second, from L. secundus following, next in order, from root of sequi follow (see SEQUEL (Cf. sequel)). Replaced native OTHER (Cf. other) in this sense because of the ambiguousness of the… …
63second banana — noun 1. a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian • Syn: ↑straight man • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist 2. someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role • Syn: ↑second fiddle …
64second — I adj 1. secondary, next after the first; next, following, subsequent, consequent, resultant; alternate, other, every other, the next but one. 2. duplicate, copy, replicate, twin; surrogate, fill in, substitute, double. n 3. subordinate,… …
65fiddle — See: PLAY SECOND FIDDLE …
66fiddle — See: PLAY SECOND FIDDLE …
67fiddle — See: play second fiddle …
68second string — Synonyms and related words: agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, back seat, backup, cast, change, changeling, common, company, comparison, complement, copy, counterfeit, crew, demeaning, deputy, disadvantaged, double, dummy, eight, eleven,… …
69second — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. moment, instant, trice, twinkling; backer, supporter, assistant. See instantaneity, auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. secondary, subordinate, inferior, next, next in order, following, next to the …
70second — See: play second fiddle, split second …
