noun Download 🔗Share The person or thing in the third position. Examples : "Jones came in third." number position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of three equal parts of a whole. Examples : "He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds." number math part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The third gear of a gearbox. Examples : "Now put it into third." technical vehicle machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale. Examples : "They sing in thirds." music sound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Third base Examples : "The play ended with Jones standing on third." sport position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A handicap of one stroke every third hole. Examples : "The golfer's third gave her a one-stroke penalty on the ninth hole. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme Examples : "The student received a third in their history degree, meaning they didn't meet the requirements for higher honours. " degree education achievement essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce. Examples : "The clock showed a delay of two seconds and 20 thirds. " time math number unit history astronomy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded. Examples : "My friend seconded the suggestion for a pizza party, and I third it. " government politics law statement essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To divide into three equal parts. Examples : "The baker will third the loaf of bread to make three equal portions for the customers. " number math part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. Examples : "The third tree from the left is my favorite." number math position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading