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second
Adjective
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The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order.
I only have one older brothers and one younger brother. I'm the second child.
second
Noun
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A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute.
The winner won the race by five seconds.
second
Verb
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If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted.
So moved. Do we have a second?
hand
Noun
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Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb.
Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand.
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Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is.
The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.
hand
Verb
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If I hand you something, I give it to you.
Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.
buy
Verb
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If you buy something, you give money and the thing becomes yours.
Could you buy some milk at the store?
We sold the house and bought a small apartment near Lincoln Center.
I stood in line all night to buy tickets for the show.
My kids don't want to wear the clothes I buy for them.
I can't afford to buy a new house.
In 1960, Willard bought the business from his father.
He bought the guitar for $150 on the internet.
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If money buys something, it is enough money to pay for it.
$10 doesn't even buy a case of beer.
$100 buys a nice dinner or a hotel for the night.
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If you buy (somebody) time, you stop something from happening soon so that you have time to prepare for it.
She went to the washroom to buy time. She didn't want to answer before Kate arrived.
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If you buy an idea, you believe it.
Your mother won't buy the story about getting lost.
I can buy that your way works, but other ways might work too.
buy
Noun
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A buy is something that someone has bought, usually for a cheap price.
This dress was a good buy. It was on sale.