third




third - noun

  • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
  • 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)
  • following the second position in an ordering or series
  • the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
  • the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
  • the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

    • third - adjective

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

    third - adverb

    • in the third place

    third - thesaurus

    3rd   tertiary   thirdly   tierce  


    View spelling list Some th words and learn about the word third in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 4. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 1.


    View spelling list ir words and learn about the word third in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 11. Spelling choices for /er/ sound: er, ir, ur, ear + wor.

    Scrabble score for third

    t is 1 h is 4 i is 1 r is 1 d is 2
    Scrabble score = 9

    generated at 07:37:25 on 16-02-25

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