third | (adjective) coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position | Synonyms: 3rd, tertiary |
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(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) | Synonyms: third base |
(noun) the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle | Synonyms: third gear |
(noun) the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball | Synonyms: third base |
(noun) the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it | - |
(noun) one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | Synonyms: one-third, tierce |
(noun) following the second position in an ordering or series | - |
(adverb) in the third place | Synonyms: thirdly |