noun
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
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- it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
noun
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)
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third base
Examples
- he is playing third
noun
following the second position in an ordering or series
Examples
- a distant third
- he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
noun
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
Examples
- a simple harmony written in major thirds
noun
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
Synonyms
third gear
Examples
- you shouldn't try to start in third gear
noun
the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
Synonyms
third base
Examples
- he was cut down on a close play at third
adjective
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
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adverb
in the third place
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- third we must consider unemployment