third

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole (Freq. 6)
- it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
• Syn:
one-third, tierce
• Hypernyms:
common fraction, simple fraction
2. 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) (Freq. 4)
- he is playing third
• Syn:
third base
• Hypernyms:
position
• Member Holonyms:
baseball team
3. following the second position in an ordering or series (Freq. 3)
- a distant third
- he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
• Hypernyms:
rank
4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
- a simple harmony written in major thirds
• Hypernyms:
interval, musical interval
5. the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- you shouldn't try to start in third gear
• Syn:
third gear
• Hypernyms:
gear, gear mechanism
• Part Holonyms:
car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
6. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
- he was cut down on a close play at third
• Syn:
third base
• Hypernyms:
base, bag

II - adjective

coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position (Freq. 73)
• Syn:
3rd, tertiary
• Similar to:
ordinal

III - adverb

in the third place (Freq. 3)
- third we must consider unemployment
• Syn:
thirdly

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  thirdly, 3rd, tertiary, third base, third gear, one-third, tierce