what does second-best mean?

SECOND-BEST as ADJECTIVE

Meaning
- next to the best
Usage Example(s)
- his second-best bed
Similar To
- best (what does best mean?)

SECOND-BEST as ADVERB

Meaning
- in second place
Usage Example(s)
- he came off second-best

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what does second best mean?

SECOND BEST as NOUN

Meaning
- the competitor who finishes second
Synonym(s)
- runner-up (what does runner-up mean?)
Hypernyms(s) second best is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- rival (what does rival mean?)
- challenger (what does challenger mean?)
- competitor (what does competitor mean?)
- competition (what does competition mean?)
- contender (what does contender mean?)

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