seconds (noun)

  • 1seconds — sec‧onds [ˈsekəndz] noun [plural] COMMERCE goods that are sold cheaply because they are damaged or not of the usual quality: • Visit the factory shop, and look out for cheap seconds of all leather goods. * * * seconds UK US /ˈsekəndz/ noun… …

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  • 2seconds pendulum — noun : a pendulum requiring exactly one second for each swing in either direction or two seconds for a complete vibration and having a length between centers of suspension and oscillation of 99.353 centimeters at sea level in latitude 45 degrees… …

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  • 3seconds — noun a) A second serving of food for one person. There are sixty seconds in a minute. b) An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount There is plenty of pie left …

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  • 4seconds hand — second hand or seconds hand noun A hand on a clock or watch that indicates seconds • • • Main Entry: ↑second …

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  • 5seconds — / sekəndz/ plural noun items which have been turned down by the quality controller as not being top quality ● The shop has a sale of seconds …

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  • 6seconds — sec|onds [ sekəndz ] noun plural a second amount of the food that you have just eaten …

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  • 7seconds — UK [ˈsekəndz] / US noun [plural] a second amount of the food that you have just eaten …

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  • 8seconds — /ˈsɛkəndz/ (say sekuhndz) plural noun 1. plural of second. 2. (at a meal) a. a second helping. b. a second course. {second1 + s3} …

  • 9sloppy seconds — Noun. A subsequent indulgence in an activity by a second person involving an exchange of bodily fluids. This may involve the sharing of drink, or more often it applies to a sexual nature. E.g. I m not having sloppy seconds, I want to shag her… …

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  • 10sloppy seconds — noun The act of having sex with someone soon after a previous partner has had sex with them. Traditionally used in relation to more than one man having vaginal intercourse with a woman within a short period of time. The implied scenario is that… …

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