Difference between Second and First

SECOND vs FIRST: NOUN

The hand which marks the seconds on the dial of a watch or a clock.
A motion in support of another motion which has been moved in a deliberative body.
The second part in a concerted piece; -- often popularly applied to the alto.
The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it.
In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8.
The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree
An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
Aid; assistance; help.
One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel.
One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power.
Aid; help; assistance.
One who assists and supports another; specifically, one who attends a principal in a duel or a pugilistic encounter, to advise or aid him, and see that all proceedings between the combatants are fair, and in accordance with the rules laid down for the duel or the prizering.
Another; another person; an inferior.
In base-ball, same as second base. See baseball.
Acetic acid made from acetate of lime.
A coarse kind of fiour, or the bread made from it.
Specifically
Pl, That which is of second grade or quality; hence, any inferior or baser matter.
Same as secondo.
A second voice or instrument—that is, one whose part is subordinate to or lower than another of the same kind; specifically, a second violin or second soprano; popularly, an alto.
In a scale, the second tone from the bottom: solmizated re.
The harmonic combination of two tones at the interval thus described.
The interval between any tone and a tone on the next degree above or below.
A tone on the next or second diatonic degree above or below a given tone; the next tone in a diatonic series.
In music:
The one next after the first in order, place, time, rank, value, quality, or importance; that one of any two considered relatively which follows or comes immediately after the other.
The sixtieth part of a minute.
An indefinitely short time
A particular point in time
The gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
Merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Following the first in an ordering or series
A 60th part of a minute of arc
The official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
A speech seconding a motion

The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect.
Immediately.
The highest rank in an examination for honors: as, he got a first in mathematics. See double-first.
Same as first base (which see, above).
The interval and concord of the unison or prime. See unison and prime.
In music: The voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, especially in an orchestra or chorus; a leader of a part or group of performers.
That which is first; the beginning. or that which makes or constitutes a beginning.
Time; time granted; respite: same as frist.
A first baseman.
First base.
The winning position in a contest.
The transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.
The voice or instrument highest in pitch or carrying the principal part.
The beginning; the outset.
The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.
The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.
The time at which something is supposed to begin
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
The first or highest in an ordering or series
The first element in a countable series
An honours degree of the highest class

SECOND vs FIRST: ADJECTIVE

See under File.
The child of a cousin.
See Adventist.
Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a prototype.
Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another; other.
A part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
Coming next after first
Having the second highest gear ratio
Coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

In the merchant service, same as First mate (above).
Same as Christian name. See under Name, n.
An officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to the captain.
The earliest effects or results.
The floor next above the ground floor.
Sunday; -- so called by the Friends.
The solid foundation of coarse stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat.
From the first or original source; without the intervention of any agent.
See under Blush.
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest
Of, related to, or being a member of the US president's household.
Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost.
Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest.
Coming before all others in order or location.
Corresponding in order to the number one.
Serving to set in motion
Serving to begin
Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
Preceding all others in time or space or degree
Ranking above all others
Being the gear producing the lowest drive speed
Indicating the beginning unit in a series

SECOND vs FIRST: VERB

Give support or one's approval to
Transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

SECOND vs FIRST: TRANSITIVE VERB

To support, as a motion{6} or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.
To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage.
To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.

SECOND vs FIRST: ADVERB

In the second place

In the first place; to begin with; firstly.
Rather; preferably.
For the first time.
Before or above all others in time, order, rank, or importance.
Prominently forward
Before another in time, space, or importance
The initial time
Before anything else

SECOND vs FIRST: OTHER WORD TYPES

1/60 of a minute
In rapiers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the outer defense beyond the Cross-guard, formed of a ring surrounding the blade, a cross, pair of shells, or the like.
In the two-handed sword, or spadone, a pair of hooks or projections slightly curved toward the point. forged with the blade itself, and separating the heel from the sharpened part of the blade. See spadone.
In mathematics, noting a function derived from the performance of the same operation twice in succession: thus, the second difference is the difference of the difference; so second differentials, derivatives, differential coefficients, etc.
Favorable; helpful; aiding or disposed to aid.
Other; another: as, a second Daniel; his second self.
Secondary; not primary; subordinate; in music, lower in pitch, or rendering a part lower in pitch: as, second fiddle; second soprano.
Next after the first in order, place, time, rank, value, quality, etc.: an ordinal numeral: as, the second day of the month; the second volume of a book; the second auditor of the treasury; the second table of the law.
In the British Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, to put into temporary retirement, as an officer when he accepts civil employment under the crown.
In legislative and deliberative bodies, public meetings, etc., formally to express approval and support of (a motion, amendment, or proposal), as a preliminary to further discussion or to formal adoption.
In music, to sing second to.
To support; aid; forward; promote; back, or back up; specifically, to assist in a duel.
To follow up; supplement.

Used to start a car moving
Highest, chief, principal, capital, foremost, leading.
Synonyms Primary, primordial, original, primitive, pristine, earliest. See comparison under primary.
Foremost in importance or estimation; before or superior to all others in character, quality, or degree: as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece; the part of first villain in a play; wheat of the first grade; specifically, in music, highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: as, first alto; first horn.
Foremost in place; before all others from the point of view or consideration: as, the first man in a rank or line.
Foremost in time; preceding all others of the kind in order of time: as, Adam was the first man; I was the first guest to arrive.
Being before all others; being the initial unit or aggregate in order of occurrence or arrangement as to time, place, or rank: the ordinal of one.
Hence Sooner; before doing or suffering (that is, so as not to do or suffer) some act or result: as, I will not do it, I will die first.
Before all others in place or progression, rank, order of time, etc.
(idiom) (off/thing) From the start; immediately.

SECOND vs FIRST: RELATED WORDS

Endorsement, Irregular, 2d, Instant, Arcsecond, Ordinal, Bit, Sec, Intermediate, Moment, Second base, Forward, Minute, Back, 2nd

Freshman, Original, Prime, Premier, Outset, Best, Oldest, Start, Top, Maiden, Opening, Initial, Inaugural, Beginning, 1st

SECOND vs FIRST: DESCRIBE WORDS

Endorsement, Irregular, 2d, Instant, Arcsecond, Ordinal, Bit, Sec, Intermediate, Moment, Second base, Forward, Minute, Back, 2nd

Premiere, Freshman, Original, Prime, Premier, Best, Oldest, Start, Top, Maiden, Opening, Initial, Inaugural, Beginning, 1st

SECOND vs FIRST: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Performing monthly activities creates a second EOD closing.
Telangana Intermediate First, Second Year Exam Schedule Released.
Second course for mechanical engineers in capstone design.
Background in a second language: Prior experience in a second language is not required, but is strongly recommended.
In effect, one parameter of the second measurement vector is discarded, and therefore the second measurement vector must be the less accurate vector.
Your second lender may voluntarily forgive your second mortgage, including a home equity line of credit or home equity loan.
The afflictions he endures during his second life, between his resurrection and his second death, give him no claim on God or His blessing.
Students who maintain fulltime status into their second year may continue to be paid for their second year.
THE SECOND WORLD WARThe Second World War drastically hit the diamond sector and allpeople involved in it.
If the same credentials are used to open a second IIS session, this second session will be denied.

If there is a colon, the first letter of the first word after the colon would be capitalized.
RATIONALETHE IMPORTANCE OF COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCEAppearing for the first time in court without an attorney is a reality for indigent defendants in Michigan.
First Name Last Name, Edition if given and not first edition, vol.
FIRST AID ROOMStudents who become ill during class should request a pass from their teacher to go to the First Aid Room.
The first date you go to court is called the first mention date.
This is your first and only chance to make a first impression and really capture the attention of the committee.
In the first place, he need do nothing unless the movanthas met the first of his two burdens.
If there is no author listed, list the title of the article first, capitalizing the first word.
First, it is a decision of the First Circuit to which this Court owes direct allegiance.
First to file is basically, whoever files their claim first, will get paid first.

SECOND vs FIRST: QUESTIONS

Who won Minnesota's second-largest lottery jackpot?
Why did Germany destroy the second Schwerer Gustav?
Where is the second National Australasian Convention held?
Are there different symptoms with a second pregnancy?
Are second generation Beanie Babies worth anything?
Does cussing contribute to second language acquisition?
What happened during the second presidential debate?
What is faster gigabyte per second or megabytes per second?
Can second choice candidates select two universities as second choice?
How fast does the second hand of a second hand move?

When were hieroglyphs first translated into English?
Which one occurs first pollination or fertilization?
When was guaiacol vanillin first used commercially?
What was the first nondenominational Christian church?
When was generalized anxiety disorder first diagnosed?
What are first order linear differential equations?
Who invented the first invented the first ice cone?
Will tickets for the open at St Andrews be first-come first-served?
Who introduced the first first psychological therapy?
When was the first Honorary Oscar award first awarded?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SECOND AND FIRST

SECOND vs FIRST: NOUN

SECOND vs FIRST: ADJECTIVE

SECOND vs FIRST: VERB

SECOND vs FIRST: TRANSITIVE VERB

SECOND vs FIRST: ADVERB

SECOND vs FIRST: OTHER WORD TYPES

SECOND vs FIRST: RELATED WORDS

SECOND vs FIRST: DESCRIBE WORDS

SECOND vs FIRST: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

SECOND vs FIRST: QUESTIONS