Grep  of  noun  secondary 
  secondary 
  secondary  amenorrhea 
  secondary  cell 
  secondary  censorship 
  secondary  coil 
  secondary  dentition 
  secondary  diagonal 
  secondary  dysmenorrhea 
  secondary  education 
  secondary  emission 
  secondary  hypertension 
  secondary  modern  school 
  secondary  school 
  secondary  sex  character 
  secondary  sex  characteristic 
  secondary  storage 
  secondary  syphilis 
  secondary  winding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  secondary 
 
  The  noun  secondary  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  secondary  --  (the  defensive  football  players  who  line  up  behind  the  linemen) 
  2.  secondary  coil,  secondary  winding,  secondary  --  (coil  such  that  current  is  induced  in  it  by  passing  a  current  through  the  primary  coil) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  secondary 
 
  The  adj  secondary  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  secondary  --  (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") 
  2.  junior-grade,  inferior,  lower,  lower-ranking,  lowly,  petty,  secondary,  subaltern,  subordinate  --  (inferior  in  rank  or  status;  "the  junior  faculty";  "a  lowly  corporal";  "petty  officialdom";  "a  subordinate  functionary") 
  3.  secondary  --  (depending  on  or  incidental  to  what  is  original  or  primary;  "a  secondary  infection") 
  4.  secondary  --  (not  of  major  importance;  "played  a  secondary  role  in  world  events") 
  5.  secondary  --  (belonging  to  a  lower  class  or  rank) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  secondary 
 
  5  senses  of  secondary 
 
  Sense  1 
  secondary  (vs.  primary) 
 
  primary  (vs.  secondary) 
  =>  capital 
  =>  direct 
  =>  firsthand 
  =>  first-string 
  =>  original 
  =>  particular,  special 
 
  Sense  2 
  junior-grade,  inferior,  lower,  lower-ranking,  lowly,  petty(postnominal),  secondary,  subaltern,  subordinate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  junior)  ->  senior 
 
  Sense  3 
  secondary 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  incidental)  ->  basic 
 
  Sense  4 
  secondary 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  minor)  ->  major 
 
  Sense  5 
  secondary 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  subordinate)  ->  dominant 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  secondary 
 
  5  senses  of  secondary 
 
  Sense  1 
  secondary  (vs.  primary) 
  =>  alternate,  alternative 
  =>  auxiliary,  subsidiary,  supplemental,  supplementary 
  =>  collateral 
  =>  indirect 
  =>  secondhand 
  =>  second-string,  substitute(postnominal) 
  =>  standby 
  =>  tributary 
  =>  utility(postnominal),  substitute(postnominal) 
  =>  vicarious 
  =>  thirdhand 
  Also  See->  inessential#1,  unessential#1;  unoriginal#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  junior-grade,  inferior,  lower,  lower-ranking,  lowly,  petty(postnominal),  secondary,  subaltern,  subordinate 
  =>  junior  (vs.  senior) 
 
  Sense  3 
  secondary 
  =>  incidental  (vs.  basic),  incident 
 
  Sense  4 
  secondary 
  =>  minor  (vs.  major) 
 
  Sense  5 
  secondary 
  =>  subordinate  (vs.  dominant),  low-level 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  secondary 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  secondary 
 
  secondary  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  secondary 
  secondary 
 
  Overview  of  noun  secondary 
 
  The  noun  secondary  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  secondary  --  (the  defensive  football  players  who  line  up  behind  the  linemen) 
  2.  secondary  coil,  secondary  winding,  secondary  --  (coil  such  that  current  is  induced  in  it  by  passing  a  current  through  the  primary  coil) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  secondary 
 
  The  adj  secondary  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  secondary  --  (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") 
  2.  junior-grade,  inferior,  lower,  lower-ranking,  lowly,  petty,  secondary,  subaltern,  subordinate  --  (inferior  in  rank  or  status;  "the  junior  faculty";  "a  lowly  corporal";  "petty  officialdom";  "a  subordinate  functionary") 
  3.  secondary  --  (depending  on  or  incidental  to  what  is  original  or  primary;  "a  secondary  infection") 
  4.  secondary  --  (not  of  major  importance;  "played  a  secondary  role  in  world  events") 
  5.  secondary  --  (belonging  to  a  lower  class  or  rank) 

browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
or search   thesauri dictionary search words