[adverb] in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" Synonyms: ly
[noun] one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" Synonyms: one-tierce
[noun] the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third" Synonyms: base
[noun] 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"
[noun] the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
[noun] 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: gear
[noun] the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" Synonyms: base
[adjective] coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position Synonyms: 3rd, tertiary
[adjective] being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"
