Definitions:

1. following the second position in an ordering or series noun
   • a distant third
2. in the third place adverb
   • third we must consider unemployment
3. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole noun
   • it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
4. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball noun
   • They were cut down on a close play at third.
5. 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 noun
   • I am playing third.
6. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it noun
   • a simple harmony written in major thirds
7. the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle noun
   • you shouldn't try to start in third gear

Synonyms:

• one-third
• tertiary
• third base
• thirdly
• tierce

NearBy Words:

• third-dimensional
• third-dimensionality
• third-rate
• third-rater
• third-year
• thirdhand
• thirdly