third meaning and definition

THIRD noun

Definition of third (noun)

1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
   • "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: third base
3. 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"
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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: third base

THIRD adjective

Definition of third (adjective)

1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
   • synonyms: 3rd, tertiary

THIRD adverb

Definition of third (adverb)

1. in the third place
   • "third we must consider unemployment"
   • synonyms: thirdly