Overview of noun second_hand

The noun second hand has 2 senses

• second hand -- (an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books")


• second hand -- (hand marking seconds on a timepiece)

Overview of adj second_hand

The adj secondhand has 2 senses

• secondhand -- (derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand")


• secondhand, used -- (previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car")

Overview of adv second_hand

The adv second hand has 1 sense

• second hand -- (from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand")

The adv secondhand has 1 sense

• secondhand -- (by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand")