· one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

Synonym(s): one-third, tierce

Hypernym(s): common_fraction, simple_fraction

· 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"

Synonym(s): third_base

Hypernym(s): position

· following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"

Hypernym(s): rank

· the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"

Hypernym(s): interval, musical_interval

· 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"

Synonym(s): third_gear

Hypernym(s): gear, gear_mechanism

· the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third"

Synonym(s): third_base

Hypernym(s): base, bag

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

Synonym(s): 3rd, tertiary

· in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"

Synonym(s): thirdly