Associations to the word «Secondhand»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
SECONDHAND, adjective. (of goods) not new; previously owned and used by another
SECONDHAND, adjective. (of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise
SECONDHAND, adjective. Indirect
SECONDHAND, adverb. In a used or previously-owned condition.
SECONDHAND, adverb. Indirectly
SECONDHAND SMOKE, noun. Alternative form of second-hand smoke
Dictionary definition
SECONDHAND, adverb. By indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand".
SECONDHAND, adjective. Derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand".
SECONDHAND, adjective. Previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.