Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second string

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond string
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.

adj

Not as good; of a lower quality or condition.

Example Sentences

"I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden."

Inflected Forms

second strings (plural)

Phrases

second-stringer

Synonyms

junior varsity

Questions

What does second string mean?: A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.

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