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Third

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveThe ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
"The third tree from the left is my favorite."
2.NounThe person or thing in the third position.
"Jones came in third."
3.NounOne of three equal parts of a whole.
"He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds."
4.NounEllipsis of third gear (of a gearbox).
"Now put it into third."
5.NounAn interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
"They sing in thirds."
6.Nounthird base
"The play ended with Jones standing on third."
7.NounA handicap of one stroke every third hole.
8.NounA third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
9.NounOne sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system.
10.VerbTo agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
11.VerbTo divide into three equal parts.
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