sec
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sec
adj 1: (of champagne) moderately dry [syn: {sec}, {unsweet}]
n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {second}, {sec}, {s}]
2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-
angled triangle [syn: {secant}, {sec}]
3: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of
securities to protect investors [syn: {Securities and
Exchange Commission}, {SEC}]
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "sec":
acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, breath, coup, crab, crabbed,
crack, dry, flash, green, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second,
half a shake, instant, jiff, jiffy, microsecond, millisecond,
minute, moment, pickled, pungent, second, shake, sour,
sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, split second, stroke, tart,
tartish, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, twitch,
two shakes, unripe, unsweet, unsweetened, vinegarish, vinegary,
wink
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "SEC":
AEC, Appalachian Regional Commission, Atomic Energy Commission,
CAB, CIA, Central Intelligence Agency, Civil Aeronautics Board,
District of Columbia, Domestic Council, EDA, EEOC, EIB, EPA,
Environmental Protection Agency, FAA, FBI, FCA, FCC, FDA, FPC, FTC,
Federal Aviation Agency, Federal Communications Commission,
Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Power Commission, GAO, GSA,
General Accounting Office, General Services Administration,
Government Printing Office, ICC, Indian Claims Commission,
Interstate Commerce Commission, Library of Congress, NASA, NLRB,
NSF, National Mediation Board, National Science Foundation,
National Security Council, OEO, Panama Canal Company,
Railroad Retirement Board, Smithsonian Institution, TVA,
Tennessee Valley Authority, USIA, VA
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