third
IPA: θˈɝd
noun
- The person or thing in the third position.
- One of three equal parts of a whole.
- (uncountable) The third gear of a gearbox.
- (music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
- (baseball) third base
- (golf) A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
- A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
- (archaic) One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce.
verb
- (informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
- To divide into three equal parts.
adjective
- The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
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Examples of "third" in Sentences
- He finished the race in third place, just behind the two frontrunners
- This is the third time this week that I've had to remind you to clean your room
- The third chapter of the book finally revealed the mystery that had been building from the beginning
- She took the third cookie from the jar, leaving only a few left for the rest of the family
- The third option on the menu caught my eye, and I decided to try something new for a change
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