English dictionary

third

/T//[@]/rd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the <i>third</i> hour in the day.

adjective

Source: webster1913

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

noun.quantity

Examples
It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement.

Synonyms one-third tierce

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

Examples
He is playing third.

Synonyms third base

Source: WordNet 3.0
following the second position in an ordering or series

noun.linkdef

Examples
A distant third.

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

Source: WordNet 3.0
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

noun.communication

Examples
A simple harmony written in major thirds.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

noun.artifact

Examples
You shouldn't try to start in third gear.

Synonyms third gear

Source: WordNet 3.0
the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

noun.artifact

Examples
He was cut down on a close play at third.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.

noun

Source: webster1913