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secondary
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adjective
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
a secondary source
a secondary issue
secondary streams
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adjective
depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
a secondary infection
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adjective
belonging to a lower class or rank
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adjective
not of major importance
played a secondary role in world events
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noun
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
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noun
(= secondary coil)
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
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adjective
(= lowly, petty)
inferior in rank or status
the junior faculty
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
a subordinate functionary
spindle
Noun
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A spindle is a rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool)
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A spindle is a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves.