seconds
nounnounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsɛkəndz//
- United States//ˈsɛk.əndz//
- United States//ˈsɛk.ənts//
A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
noun
- 1
Also a form of secondplural of second
There are sixty seconds in a minute.
noun
- 1
A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
There is plenty of pie left, if you have room for seconds.
Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food.
- 2
An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount
It was marked as seconds, but I can't find anything wrong with it.
- 3
Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
verb
- 1
Also a form of secondthird-person singular simple present indicative of second
seconds · A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
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