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English adjective: third

1. third coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position


Synonyms3rd, tertiary


Similarordinal


Antonymscardinal


English noun: third

1. third (quantity) one of three equal parts of a divisible whole


SamplesIt contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement.


Synonymsone-third, tierce


Broader (hypernym)common fraction, simple fraction

2. third (act) 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)


SamplesHe is playing third.


Synonymsthird base


Broader (hypernym)position


Member meronymbaseball team

3. third following the second position in an ordering or series


SamplesA distant third.
He answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment.


Broader (hypernym)rank

4. third (communication) the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it


SamplesA simple harmony written in major thirds.


Broader (hypernym)interval, musical interval

5. third (artifact) the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle


SamplesYou shouldn't try to start in third gear.


Synonymsthird gear


Broader (hypernym)gear, gear mechanism


Part meronymauto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar

6. third (artifact) the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball


SamplesHe was cut down on a close play at third.


Synonymsthird base


Broader (hypernym)bag, base


English adverb: third

1. third in the third place


SamplesThird we must consider unemployment.


Synonymsthirdly









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