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Rhymes beck, bedeck, check, cheque, Chiang Kai-shek, crosscheck, Czech, deck, dreck, exec, fleck, heck, hitech, keck, lek, neck, peck, Québec, rec, reck, sneck, spec, speck, spot-check, tec, tech, Toulouse-Lautrec, trek, wreck nounsɛksɛk a secinformal A second; a very short space of time. stay put, I'll be back in a sec Example sentencesExamples - ‘Hang on a sec babe,’ Jack answered the phone again.
- Just look at him, hold it for a couple secs, and then you're free to bolt.
- He came back to me after saying, ‘Hold on a sec Colie.’
- Okay, one sec I just gotta let my parents know I'm leaving.
- ‘Ok, back in a sec guys,’ I called as I went out the door and started down the steps.
- That's it for a short sec - back again shortly.
- We'll be back in a sec girlies; Devon can keep you entertained awhile.
- I held my breath there for a sec wondering if they'd be able to hold onto the notes.
- He began placing some of the medicines back into the first-aid kit ‘Wait here, I'll be back in a few sec.’
- I stared at my feet for a few secs until someone came up behind me.
- ‘Hold on a sec okay,’ she said turning and walking out.
- It takes a few secs to adjust to the unfamiliar Indian customs and British accents, but once you do, you're hooked.
Synonyms moment, bit, little while, short time, instant, split second
Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation. adjective sɛksɛk (of wine) dry. Example sentencesExamples - As it was, Holder gave us Jardin aux Lilas, not in an Edwardian garden, but perhaps in a penthouse drenched with the champagne sec of Cole Porter.
Origin French, from Latin siccus. abbreviationɛsiːˈsiː Securities and Exchange Commission, a US governmental agency which monitors trading in securities and company takeovers. nounsɛksek a secinformal A second; a very short space of time. stay put, I'll be back in a sec Example sentencesExamples - ‘Ok, back in a sec guys,’ I called as I went out the door and started down the steps.
- I held my breath there for a sec wondering if they'd be able to hold onto the notes.
- I stared at my feet for a few secs until someone came up behind me.
- Okay, one sec I just gotta let my parents know I'm leaving.
- That's it for a short sec - back again shortly.
- It takes a few secs to adjust to the unfamiliar Indian customs and British accents, but once you do, you're hooked.
- We'll be back in a sec girlies; Devon can keep you entertained awhile.
- ‘Hold on a sec okay,’ she said turning and walking out.
- Just look at him, hold it for a couple secs, and then you're free to bolt.
- He began placing some of the medicines back into the first-aid kit ‘Wait here, I'll be back in a few sec.’
- He came back to me after saying, ‘Hold on a sec Colie.’
- ‘Hang on a sec babe,’ Jack answered the phone again.
Synonyms moment, bit, little while, short time, instant, split second
Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation. adjectiveseksɛk (of wine) dry. Example sentencesExamples - As it was, Holder gave us Jardin aux Lilas, not in an Edwardian garden, but perhaps in a penthouse drenched with the champagne sec of Cole Porter.
Origin French, from Latin siccus. abbreviation Securities and Exchange Commission, a US governmental agency which monitors trading in securities and company takeovers. |