second string

noun

A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.

“I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden.”

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Meanings

nounsecond string (plural second strings)

plural second strings

  1. hobbiesA unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.

    Synonyms: junior varsity

adjective
  1. idiomaticNot as good; of a lower quality or condition.

    I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.

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junior varsity
Cite this entry
APA

second string. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20string

MLA

“second string.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20string. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second string,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20string.

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