nnoun.quantityone of three equal parts of a divisible wholeSynset:one-third tierce
Examples:- it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
Hypernyms:common fraction simple fraction
Inherited Hypernyms:one-thirdcommon fractionfractionrational numberreal numbercomplex numbernumberdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe 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)Synset:third base
Member Holonyms:baseball team
Hypernyms:position
Inherited Hypernyms:third basepositionroleactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.relationfollowing the second position in an ordering or seriesExamples:- a distant third
- he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
Hypernyms:rank
Inherited Hypernyms:thirdrankstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe musical interval between one note and another three notes away from itExamples:- a simple harmony written in major thirds
Hypernyms:interval musical interval
Inherited Hypernyms:thirdintervalmusical notationnotationwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactthe third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicleSynset:third gear
Examples:- you shouldn't try to start in third gear
Part Holonyms:auto automobile car machine motorcar
Hypernyms:gear gear mechanism
Inherited Hypernyms:third geargearmechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactthe base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseballSynset:third base
Examples:- he was cut down on a close play at third
Hypernyms:bag base
Inherited Hypernyms:third basebasebaseball equipmentsports equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allcoming next after the second and just before the fourth in positionSynset:3rd tertiary
Antonyms:cardinal
Inherited Hypernyms:third
Similar to:ordinal
advadv.allin the third placeSynset:thirdly
Examples:- third we must consider unemployment
Inherited Hypernyms:third