THIRD Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word third. (close relations)
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tertiary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the period from 63 million to 2 million years ago adjective satellite • coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position | ||||||||
threefold | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adverb • by a factor of three adjective satellite • three times as great or many • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities | ||||||||
trey | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one • one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips | ||||||||
triad | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one • a set of three similar things considered as a unit • three people considered as a unit • a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones | ||||||||
triple | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base • a set of three similar things considered as a unit • a quantity that is three times as great as another adjective satellite • having three units or components or elements • three times as great or many verb • increase threefold • hit a three-base hit | ||||||||
triplex | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having three units or components or elements | ||||||||
triumvirate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority | ||||||||
troika | nounn | |||||||
noun • a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast • the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one • a modern Russian triumvirate | ||||||||
trinal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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third base | nounn | |||||||
noun • the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball • 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) | ||||||||
third gear | nounn | |||||||
noun • the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle | ||||||||
3rd | nounn | |||||||
adjective satellite • coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position | ||||||||
one-third | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | ||||||||
thirdly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • in the third place | ||||||||
tierce | nounn | |||||||
noun • the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. • the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | ||||||||
3d | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance • having a three-dimensional form or appearance | ||||||||
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noun • the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one adjective satellite • being one more than two |