Search Result:second hand
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")