third, n.
(thirds)
freq. cnt. 13
(thirds)
freq. cnt. 13
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6
one-third third tierce
sample sentences
"it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
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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)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
third third base
sample sentences
"he is playing third"
following the second position in an ordering or series
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
third
sample sentences
"a distant third""he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
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the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
third third base
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
<noun.artifact>
third third gear
sample sentences
"you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
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part holonym
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the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
<noun.communication>
third
sample sentences
"a simple harmony written in major thirds"
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