Third - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|θɜːrd|
Brit.
|θɜːd|
noun
- one of three equal parts of a divisible whole (syn: one-third, tierce)
it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
- 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)he is playing third
- following the second position in an ordering or seriesa distant third
he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
- the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from ithe answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
a simple harmony written in major thirds
- the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicleyou shouldn't try to start in third gear
- the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseballhe was cut down on a close play at third
adverb
adjective
Extra examples
We sat in the third row.
C is the third letter in the alphabet.
That's the third time I've seen him today.
The office is on the third floor.
Do you have a third choice?
The win was his third of the year.
Rent costs two-thirds of my paycheck.
She divided the cookie into thirds.
Divide it into thirds.
A third of these jobs are held by women.
Two-thirds of the profits are given to charities.
Henry the Third
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