seconds

seconds
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, if you have room for seconds.


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  • seconds — informal a second course or second helping of food at a meal. → second seconds goods of an inferior quality. → second …   English new terms dictionary

  • Seconds — bezeichnet Second Outlines (Graffiti) Originaltitel von Der Mann, der zweimal lebte Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • seconds — (n.) articles below the first quality, c.1600, from SECOND (Cf. second) (adj.); originally attested in this sense in a Shakespeare sonnet. Meaning second helping of food at a meal is recorded from 1792 …   Etymology dictionary

  • seconds — n. second portion of food to ask for seconds * * * [ second portion of food ] to ask for seconds …   Combinatory dictionary

  • seconds — I. second rate products, products with flaws    For work, I buy seconds shirts and pants with minor flaws. II. second helpings of food, more food on your plate    Mom, can we have seconds? This is great apple pudding! …   English idioms

  • seconds — / 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 …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • seconds — Those persons who attend upon the respective combatants in the fighting of a duel and who attend to the requisite formalities, before and after the combat. Those persons who attend upon the participants in a boxing match or prize fight. Articles… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Seconds Out — Концертный …   Википедия

  • Seconds Out — Livealbum von Genesis Veröffentlichung 1977 Label Charisma Records (UK) Atlantic Records (US) Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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