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third
(/T//[@]/rd )

adjective (a)

  • Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement.
    Synonym:
    one-third, tierce
    source: wordnet30
  • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)(noun.act)
    Example:
    He is playing third.
    Synonym:
    third base
    source: wordnet30
  • following the second position in an ordering or series(noun.linkdef)
    Example:
    A distant third.
    He answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment.
    source: wordnet30
  • the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it(noun.communication)
    Example:
    A simple harmony written in major thirds.
    source: wordnet30
  • the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    You shouldn't try to start in third gear.
    Synonym:
    third gear
    source: wordnet30
  • the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He was cut down on a close play at third.
    source: wordnet30
  • The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • in the third place(adv.all)
    Example:
    Third we must consider unemployment.
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    3rd, tertiary
    source: wordnet30
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