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Quick definitions from WordNet (third)
▸ noun: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it ("A simple harmony written in major thirds")
▸ noun: following the second position in an ordering or series ("A distant third")
▸ noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base ("He is playing third")
▸ noun: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball ("He was cut down on a close play at third")
▸ noun: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle ("You shouldn't try to start in third gear")
▸ noun: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole ("It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement")
▸ adjective: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
▸ adverb: in the third place ("Third we must consider unemployment")
▸ Also see thirds
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▸ noun: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it ("A simple harmony written in major thirds")
▸ noun: following the second position in an ordering or series ("A distant third")
▸ noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base ("He is playing third")
▸ noun: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball ("He was cut down on a close play at third")
▸ noun: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle ("You shouldn't try to start in third gear")
▸ noun: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole ("It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement")
▸ adjective: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
▸ adverb: in the third place ("Third we must consider unemployment")
▸ Also see thirds
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to third
▸ Usage examples for third
▸ Idioms related to third (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing third
▸ Popular nouns described by third
▸ Words that often appear near third
▸ Rhymes of third
▸ Invented words related to third