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1. second hand (Adjective)

2 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. pre-owned 35 8 letters 2 synonyms
2. used 631 4 letters 31 synonym
2 definitions
second hand (Adjective) —   Derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand 3 examples
1. ex. "a secondhand report"
2. ex. "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"
3. ex. "most of our knowledge is secondhand"
second hand (Adjective) —   Previously used or owned by another 1 example
1. ex. "bought a secondhand car"

2. second hand (Noun)

1 synonym
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. seconds hand 56.5 11 letters 1 synonym
2 definitions
second hand (Noun) —   An intermediate person; used in the phrase 'at second hand' 1 example
1. ex. "he could learn at second hand from books"
second hand (Noun) —   Hand marking seconds on a timepiece
7 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. go-between 9 letters 28 synonyms
2. hand 4 letters 55 synonyms
3. intercessor 11 letters 14 synonyms
4. intermediary 12 letters 30 synonyms
5. intermediate 12 letters 27 synonyms
6. intermediator 13 letters 5 synonyms
7. mediator 8 letters 15 synonyms
2 types
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. sweep hand 9 letters 1 synonym
2. sweep-second 11 letters 1 synonym

3. second hand (Adverb)

2 definitions
second hand (Adverb) —   From a source of previously owned goods 1 example
1. ex. "I prefer to buy second hand"
second hand (Adverb) —   By indirect means 2 examples
1. ex. "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"
2. ex. "he prefers to buy secondhand"
Similar words
— old — secondary
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