third


Meanings

  • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole;
    • "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it;
    • "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
  • 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"
  • the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball;
    • "he was cut down on a close play at third"
  • coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
  • in the third place;
    • "third we must consider unemployment"
  • THIRD n pl. -S one of three equal parts


Scrabble Score: 9

third is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

third is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

third is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

third is a valid Words With Friends word