Third definition

Third as a noun

1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

   "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

   Same sense: one-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"

   Same sense: third base

3. following the second position in an ordering or series

   "a distant third"

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"

   Same sense: third gear

6. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

   "he was cut down on a close play at third"

   Same sense: third base

Third as an adjective

7. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

   Same sense: tertiary

Third as an adverb

8. in the third place

   "third we must consider unemployment"

   Same sense: thirdly

Synonyms and antonyms

• one-third
• tierce
• third base
• third gear
• tertiary
• thirdly

All synonyms of third, sense by sense

How to say third

Third has 1 syllable and rhymes with heard. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with third

• heard
• word
• bird
• referred
• occurred
• transferred
• preferred
• password
• absurd
• herd
• nerd
• incurred

All 54 words that rhyme with third

THIRD in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

0

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