third /θɜrd/
1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
synset: one-third, 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); "he is playing third"
synset: third_base, third
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"
synset: third
4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
synset: third
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"
synset: third_gear, third
6. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third"
synset: third_base, third
1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
1. in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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