Dictionary Check: third
"third" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
noun
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Example:
"it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
noun
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)
Example:
"he is playing third"
noun
following the second position in an ordering or series
Example:
"a distant third"
noun
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
Example:
"a simple harmony written in major thirds"
noun
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
Example:
"you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
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