Meaning of 'third'

adverb

in the third place

Example: "third we must consider unemployment"

Synonyms: thirdly

adjective

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

Synonyms: tertiary

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

Example: "I am playing third."

Synonyms: third base

noun

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

Example: "They were cut down on a close play at third."

Synonyms: third base

noun

the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

Example: "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"

noun

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

Example: "a simple harmony written in major thirds"

noun

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

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

Synonyms: one-third tierce

noun

following the second position in an ordering or series

Example: "a distant third"