| noun | the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
| noun | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
| adjective | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate “the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher” |
| adjective | inferior in rank or status “the junior faculty” |
| adjective | depending on or incidental to what is original or primary “a secondary infection” |
| adjective | not of major importance “played a secondary role in world events” |
| adjective | belonging to a lower class or rank |
| pettiness | noun | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous |
| subaltern | noun | a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain |