Meanings
seconds1
noun
seconds2
nounseconds (uncountable)
- uncountableA second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
There is plenty of pie left, if you have room for seconds.
1 more example
Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food.
2012, Sean Clancy, The FledglingSynonyms: second helping
- uncountableAn item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount
It was marked as seconds, but I can't find anything wrong with it.
- uncountableAny article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of second
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
Similar
Translations
Finnish lisäannos, santsaus
- lisäannossecond serving
- santsaussecond serving
- santsisecond serving
German Nachschlag
- Nachschlagsecond serving
Hungarian repeta
- repetasecond serving
Polish dokładka, dolewka
- dokładkasecond serving
- dolewkasecond serving
Swedish backning, påfyllning
- backningsecond serving
- påfyllningsecond serving
- påtårsecond serving
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APA
seconds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seconds
MLA
“seconds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seconds. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seconds,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seconds.
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