third
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3.4
- noun
- /θɜrd/
- US
:
antesalista
- During practice, the coach reminded the children to focus on their positions, especially at third base.
Examples
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Part of this is that only about a third of the population was subject to it.
Blog text (23) -
Students in the bottom third showed a mean growth of 22.5 months; students in the middle third showed 12 months.
Academic text (2013) -
Plummer ran a close third with 17.8 percent of the vote.
Academic text (1998) -
A large painting of Cobb rounding third is still visible, though barely, as part of the sign.
Fiction book (1994) -
The third player in the lineup made an excellent catch at third base during the game.
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After the ball was hit, the runner raced to third, aiming to score during the next play.
Synonyms
19
3.1
A baseball player who stands near third base and catches and throws balls hit there
14
3.1
A player who stands near the third corner and stops balls hit there
A baseball player who defends third base
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
34
2.9
Words that talk about people or things besides the speaker and the listener
- Slur
30
7.2
Less rich countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, now often seen as offensive
19
3.1
A baseball player who stands near third base and catches and throws balls hit there
- Slur
11
4.7
A country with low income and few services like hospitals or clean water
- Specialized
11
4.8
A very serious injury that destroys all skin layers can cause numbness and needs medical treatment
- US
8
3.0
A white square on the field at the third corner that a runner must touch to score
- Specialized
1
4.1
When one object pushes another, the other object pushes back equally
- Specialized
1
3.9
Every force causes an equal force in the opposite direction
- Specialized
1
4.2
Every push on an object causes an equal push back in the opposite direction
- Specialized
1
8.0
A narrow space in the middle of the brain that holds fluid and connects to another brain cavity below
- Specialized
A planet's orbit time squared increases with its average distance from the Sun cubed
A major 1761 battle near Panipat where Ahmad Shah Abdali beat the Marathas
A major World War I battle in 1917 at Passchendaele known for mud and many deaths
Major World War I battle in May 1918 near the Aisne River when German troops made a large attack
- US
A nickname for the Great Lakes region around Lake Michigan, seen as a coast like the East or West coast
A short letter in the New Testament addressed to Gaius and linked to John the Apostle
- Archaic
Common people in France who are not nobles or priests before the French Revolution
- Specialized
A small part on top of the head in some reptiles that senses changes in light
A church council in 680 and 681 that says Christ has a divine will and a human will
A military expedition from 1189 to 1192 to try to retake Jerusalem from Muslim forces
- Jargon
A group that tries to influence politicians and government decisions, often by lobbying
A church meeting in 1179 at the Lateran in Rome that condemned some religious groups and made church reforms
- Specialized
A law saying the disorder of a perfect crystal goes to zero at absolute zero
- Specialized
A part of a cow's or sheep's stomach that takes in water and nutrients from food
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Third comes from the old word for three, meaning 'three'. A player who plays at 'third' is the one who stands near third base, so the name shows their place on the field.