third

(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)

adjective

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

Similar word(s): ordinal, tertiary

Sentences with third as an adjective:

- The third tree from the left is my favorite.

adverb

1. in the third place

- third we must consider unemployment

Similar word(s): thirdly

noun

1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

- it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement

Similar word(s): tierce

Definition categories: quantity

2. 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

Definition categories: act, position

3. following the second position in an ordering or series

- a distant third

- he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment

Definition categories: link, rank

4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

- a simple harmony written in major thirds

Definition categories: communication, interval

5. 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

Definition categories: man–made, gear

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

- he was cut down on a close play at third

Definition categories: man–made, bag, base

Sentences with third as a noun:

- Jones came in third.

- He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.

- Now put it into third.

- They sing in thirds.

- The play ended with Jones standing on third.

verb

1. To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.

2. To divide into three equal parts.