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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. thirdnoun

    The third gear of an engine.

    Now put it into third.

    Synonyms:
    third gear

  2. thirdnoun

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Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. one-third, third, tiercenoun

    one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

    "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

    Synonyms:
    trey, trio, troika, ternary, terzetto, tierce, trinity, triplet, deuce-ace, threesome, one-third, trine, third base, ternion, leash, three, tercet, triad, terce, third gear

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

  2. third base, thirdnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

  3. thirdnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

  4. thirdnoun

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

    "a simple harmony written in major thirds"

    Synonyms:
    tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

  5. third gear, thirdnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    third base, tierce, one-third, third gear

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

  6. third base, thirdadjective

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

    "he was cut down on a close play at third"

    Synonyms:
    tierce, third base, one-third, third gear

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

  7. third, 3rd, tertiaryadverb

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

    Synonyms:
    tertiary

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

  8. third, thirdlyadverb

    in the third place

    "third we must consider unemployment"

    Synonyms:
    thirdly

    Antonyms:
    cardinal

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. thirdnoun

    Synonyms:
    third part

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. thirdadjective

    Synonyms:
    tertiary

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How to use third in a sentence?

  1. Jesse Hurwitz:

    The Markit survey confirms that U.S. manufacturing is likely to see only a sluggish pace of growth in the third quarter.

  2. The House:

    Today is a solemn and sad day, for the third time in a little over a century half, The House has voted articles of impeachment against the President, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The House will act expeditiously.

  3. Mark Rupp:

    This is the third kind of novel coronavirus that were having experience with that can cause lower respiratory tract disease.

  4. Carl Szabo:

    Antitrust law requires proving three key elements : The first is market power. The second is abuse of market power. And the third is consumer harm.

  5. Wood Mackenzie:

    Tehran is eagerly poised to attract foreign investment and gain access to modern technologies in the whole energy chain, potential for investment in Iran is huge, three quarters of its combined oil and gas reserves – the third largest in the world – are yet to be produced.


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