third

Noun
  1. One of three equal parts of a divisible whole (synset 113759330)
    "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
    is a type of: common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
    same as: one-third, tierce
  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) (synset 100725419)
    "he is playing third"
    is a type of: position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    belongs to: baseball team - a team that plays baseball
    same as: third base
  3. Following the second position in an ordering or series (synset 113869097)
    "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
    is a type of: rank - relative status
  4. The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it (synset 106872554)
    "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
    is a type of: interval, musical interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
  5. The third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle (synset 104433112)
    "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
    is a type of: gear, gear mechanism - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
    is a part of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
    same as: third gear
  6. The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball (synset 104432939)
    "he was cut down on a close play at third"
    is a type of: bag, base - a place that the runner must touch before scoring
    same as: third base
Adverb
  1. In the third place (synset 400103536)
    "third we must consider unemployment"
    same as: thirdly
Adjective
  1. Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position (synset 302209976)
    similar to: ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series
    same as: 3rd, tertiary

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