Third - Definition
third
adv 1: in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"
[syn: third, thirdly]
adj 1: coming next after the second and just before the fourth
in position [syn: third, 3rd, tertiary]
n 1: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains
approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
[syn: 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" [syn: 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"
4: the musical interval between one note and another three notes
away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
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" [syn: 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" [syn:
third base, third]