Definition of third

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• third is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• third is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• third is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of third

• coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. 3rd
  2. tertiary
• 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)

  Examples

  1. he is playing third

  Synonyms

  1. third base
• one of three equal parts of a divisible whole (noun)

  Examples

  1. it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement

  Synonyms

  1. one-third
  2. tierce
• the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle (noun)

  Examples

  1. you shouldn't try to start in third gear

  Synonyms

  1. third gear
• in the third place (adverb)

  Examples

  1. third we must consider unemployment

  Synonyms

  1. thirdly
• the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball (noun)

  Examples

  1. he was cut down on a close play at third

  Synonyms

  1. third base
• following the second position in an ordering or series (noun)

  Examples

  1. a distant third
  2. he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
• the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it (noun)

  Examples

  1. a simple harmony written in major thirds

See definition of third in Merriam Webster