third
- noun
- /θɜrd/
- We talked to each of them individually, and this is the third of our four conversations.
Examples
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Born in Bay City, Michigan Madonna is the third of six children
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ABC was the third of the three networks.
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But being first is only fun when there is a second and a third.
Fiction book (1997) -
The other consideration is that it's actually easier to sell a first novel than a third.
Academic text (2010) -
The second and third of these dissertations came in 1984.
Academic text (2003) -
One I agree with, one I disagree with, and a third I am unqualified to comment on.
Blog text (6) -
All of this has relegated the Dawgs to the bottom third of the conference in overall performance.
Blog text (7) -
Mr. Jennings grew up in Queens Village, the third of four children of Jamaican immigrants.
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A second suspect, a minor, pleaded guilty last year; the third is in jail awaiting trial.
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Yesterday's incident is the third of its kind in Seattle in the past 10 days.
Synonyms
Comes next after the second and before the fourth in order
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Words that talk about people or things besides the speaker and the listener
- Slur
Less rich countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, now often seen as offensive
A baseball player who stands near third base and catches and throws balls hit there
- Slur
A country with low income and few services like hospitals or clean water
- Specialized
A very serious injury that destroys all skin layers can cause numbness and needs medical treatment
- US
A white square on the field at the third corner that a runner must touch to score
- Specialized
When one object pushes another, the other object pushes back equally
- Specialized
Every force causes an equal force in the opposite direction
- Specialized
Every push on an object causes an equal push back in the opposite direction
- Specialized
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
How Ranked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Third comes from the old root of three, which means 'three'. It names the person or thing in the third place, so being 'third' means you are number three in the order.