He buys secondhand CDs.
a dealer in secondhand furniture
He's always haunting the secondhand shops for bargains.
a secondhand bookstore
secondhand information/reports
She buys all her clothes secondhand.
I heard about the news secondhand.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sec|ond-hand — «SEHK uhnd HAND», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. not original; obtained from another: »second hand information. 2. not new; used or worn already by someone else: »a second hand car, second hand clothes, second hand books. 3. dealing in used goods:… … Useful english dictionary
sweep-sec|ond hand — «SWEEP SEHK uhnd», = sweep hand. (Cf. ↑sweep hand) … Useful english dictionary
ond-hand — sec·ond hand·ed·ness; … English syllables
sec — sec·a·lin; sec·a·lose; sec·a·mo·ne; sec; sec·a·teur; Sec·co·tine; sec·o·barbital; sec·odont; Sec·o·nal; sec·ond·ar·i·ly; sec·ond·ar·i·ness; sec·ond hand·ed·ness; sec·ond·ly; sec·ond·ness; sec·re·taire; sec·re·tar·i·al; sec·re·tar·i·at;… … English syllables
mi·cro·sec·ond — /ˈmaıkroʊˌsɛkənd/ noun, pl onds [count] 1 : one millionth of a second 2 informal : a very short period of time She raised her hand a microsecond [=second] too late … Useful english dictionary
second hand — sec•ond hand [[t]ˈsɛk ənd ˌhænd[/t]] for 1; [[t]ˈsɛk ənd ˈhænd[/t]] for 2,3 n. hor the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch • at second hand Etymology: 1425–75 for def. 3; 1750–60 for def. 1 … From formal English to slang
second-hand — sec|ond|hand [ˌsekəndˈhænd] adj 1.) second hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned by someone else before you ▪ second hand clothes ▪ a second hand car secondhand store/shop etc (=a shop that sells second hand things) 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
second-hand — sec|ond|hand [ˌsekəndˈhænd] adj 1.) second hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned by someone else before you ▪ second hand clothes ▪ a second hand car secondhand store/shop etc (=a shop that sells second hand things) 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
At second hand — Secondhand Sec ond*hand , a. 1. Not original or primary; received from another; as, secondhand information. [1913 Webster +PJC] They have but a secondhand or implicit knowledge. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. Not new; already or previously possessed or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Second hand — Second Sec ond, n. 1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power. [1913 Webster] Man An angel s second, nor his second long. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. One who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
